Ashis Sarkar v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Ashis Sarkar v. State of West Bengal & ors., W.P.A. 904 of 2022, High Court at Calcutta (Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction, Appellate Side), decided 20.06.2025 by Smita Das De, J. Pension-delay interest writ by a retired Librarian (superannuated 31.01.2017) over belated revised gratuity and revised arrear pension after ROPA 2019 (in force 16.09.2020; revised PPO issued 11.09.2021; arrears received 08.10.2021); Treasury Officer, Uluberia directed to pay 8.2% p.a. interest from 16.09.2020 till final payment within eight weeks; disposed of without costs. Keywords: ROPA 2019; revised pension payment order; gratuity; arrear pension; delayed payment; interest 8.2% p.a.; Nationalised Savings Scheme senior citizens.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the concerned respondent, especially the third respondent (Treasury Officer, Uluberia, Howrah), to pay interest at 8.2% p.a. on the delayed payment of revised gratuity and revised arrear pension in terms of the revised pension payment order with regard to ROPA 2019, from September 16, 2020 till the date of final payment, within eight weeks from the date of communication of the order; no order as to costs.