September 22, 2026 (19) ARDR WPA 26426 of 2026 Akbar Ali Purkait Vs. The State of West Bengal & ors. Adv. Banshi Badan Maity, …for the petitioner. Adv. Ankana Sarkar, …for the State. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. Heard learned counsels for the parties. The petitioner was appointed as Gram Panchayat Karmee of Kautala Gram Panchayat and superannuated on 28th February, 2014. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time, the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on 31st December, 2014. The arrear pension was disbursed on 3rd March, 2015. The petitioner seeks interest on the arrear pension paid to him 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, Diamond Harbour, being the 3rd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner at the rate of eight per cent per annum on the arrear pension amount calculated from 1st March, 2014 till the date of actual payment of the amount. Such amount shall be paid 2 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.)