9 30.09.2026 jb jdt. IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction WPA 2710 of 2026 (Gita Pal vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) Ms. Jonaki Saha … For the Petitioner Mr. Narendranath Bhattacharyya Ms. Tamanna Kar … For the State Heard learned counsels for the parties. The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Teacher of Dewanhat High School and superannuated on 31st October, 2018. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on 20th December, 2019. The gratuity amount and arrear pension were disbursed in favour of the petitioner on 26th December, 2019. The petitioner has 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, Cooch Behar II, being the 2nd and 3rd respondents 2 herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner @8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from 1st November, 2018 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)