23.09.2026 rc/ct.no.15 Item No.20 WPA No. 26814 of 2026 Bimal Kumar Ghatak Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Adv. Arpita Saha ..for the petitioner Adv. Suva Gayen …for the State On the prayer of the petitioner, liberty is granted to correct the cause title of the application. Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. Heard learned counsels for the parties. The petitioner was appointed as Panchayat Secretary in Kaniara 1 No. Gram Panchayat and superannuated on October 31, 2013. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on June 11, 2018. The gratuity amount and arrear pension were disbursed in favour of the petitioner on July 13, 2018. The petitioner has prayed for interest on the gratuity 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, Barasat-II, being the 2nd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner @8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from November 01, 2013 till the date of actual payment. Such payment be made within one month from the date of communication of this order. With the above observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the writ 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) 2