20.04.2026 rc/ct.no.15 Item No.09 WPA No. 8915 of 2026 Prajapoti Sarkar & Anr. Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Banshi Badan Maity ..for the petitioner Mrs. Lipika Chatterjee …for the State Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. Heard learned counsels for the parties. The petitioners are the sons/heirs of the employee Dibakar Sarkar who was appointed as Executive Assistant of Kamarpol Gram Panchayat and superannuated on July 31, 2021. He expired on December 29, 2023. His wife expired on August 09, 2024. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on February 03, 2023. The gratuity amount and arrear pension were disbursed in favour of the petitioner on August 01, 2023. 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, Diamond Harbour, being the 3rd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner @8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from August 01, 2021 till the date of actual payment. Such payment be made within two months 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