Nilratan Hazra v. State of West Bengal & Ors.
Service and pension law – Delayed payment of gratuity
Case brief
What is this about?
Nilratan Hazra v. The State of West Bengal & Ors., W.P.A. 8623 of 2009, decided 02.09.2024 by Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.: interest at 8% per annum awarded on gratuity released more than five years after superannuation (retired 31.03.1997); keywords - delayed payment of gratuity, interest on delayed gratuity, teacher, Paschim Midnapore, Nutuk Vidyananda Vidyamandir, Pension Payment Order, Director of Pension Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Treasury Officer Ghatal, Co-ordinate Bench W.P.A. No.1198 of 2009, eight weeks compliance, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Interest at 8% per annum on delayed payment of gratuity from the date of retirement (March 31, 1997) up to the date of actual payment, payable by respondent nos. 5 and 6 within eight weeks of receipt of server copy of the order; no order as to costs. ¶14