September 22, 2026 (25) ARDR WPA 26641 of 2026 Tinku Hazra & ors. Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors. Adv. Sanchayita De, …for the petitioner. Adv. Priyanka Shukla, …for the State. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. Heard learned counsels for the parties. The petitioners are the legal heirs of Samar Kumar Hazra who was appointed as Group D of South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad and died in harness on 17th May, 2021. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on 24th August, 2022. The gratuity and arrear pension amount were disbursed on 7th September, 2022. The petitioners have prayed for interest on the gratuity and arrear pension amount due to delay in disbursal of the same. Upon consideration of the submission made on behalf of the parties and material on record, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and the Treasury Officer, Baruipur, being the 3rd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioners at the rate of eight per cent per annum on the gratuity and arrear 2 pension amount calculated from 18th May, 2021 till the date of actual payment of the amount. Such amount shall be paid within one month from the date of communication of this order. With the above observation and direction the writ petition is disposed of. There shall however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh, J.)