Rabiya Bibi v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Pension – Commencement date – Switch-over from CPF to GPF
Case brief
What is this about?
Rabiya Bibi v. State of West Bengal, W.P.A. No. 28278 of 2024, decided 11.07.2025 (single Judge, Smita Das De, J.). Keywords: date of commencement of pension; pension from date following superannuation vs date of refund of employer's share of contribution; CPF to GPF option; notification No. 79SE(L)/SL/5S-56/13(Pt-V) dated 13.06.2014; District Inspector of Schools (S.E.) Kolkata vs Abhijit Baidya (Special Bench, 16.07.2013); Sitala Mandal (Chaudhuri) vs State of West Bengal, WPA 964 of 2022, 08.02.2022 (relied on); Revised Pension Payment Order; arrears of pension; DI of Schools recommendation to DPPG; Treasury Officer verification; twelve-week compliance direction; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance and the concerned Treasury Officer to verify the records and, if the petitioner exercised option and refunded the employer's share of contribution within the time specified in the notification dated 13th June, 2014, to issue a Revised Pension Payment Order in favour of the petitioner with effect from the date following superannuation and release pension immediately thereafter; steps to be taken within twelve weeks from communication of the order. The DI of Schools concerned to process the claim for arrears of pension and make/forward recommendation/sanction to the DPPG expeditiously; the Treasury Officer to verify the petitioner's presence in person with identity documents before disbursement, failing which the matter is to be reported to the Registrar General.