BIJOY KUMAR SINGHA DEBANGANA DEY vs FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ORS — WPA/11905/2026

Case under Payment of Gratuity Act ,1972 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 22nd May 2026.

CNR: WBCHCA0233232026

CASE DISPOSED

Next Hearing

22nd May 2026

Filing Number

WPA/11792/2026

Filing Date

21-05-2026

Registration No

WPA/11905/2026

Registration Date

21-05-2026

Judge

HON'BLE JUSTICE SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL)

Coram

HON'BLE JUSTICE SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL)

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Miscellaneous ( 16 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

22nd May 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Acts & Sections

Payment of Gratuity Act ,1972 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

BIJOY KUMAR SINGHA DEBANGANA DEY

Respondent(s)

FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ORS

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE JUSTICE SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL)

22-05-2026

NEW MOTION

Orders

22-05-2026
HON'BLE JUSTICE SHAMPA DUTT (PAUL)

The court allowed the writ petition and held that petitioner Bijoy Kumar Singha, employed by FCI from March 1989 until retirement on 31.01.2020, was similarly situated to a petitioner in an earlier related case (WPA 7603/2025) and entitled to identical relief. The court ordered FCI to pay statutory interest at 10% simple per annum on the delayed gratuity from retirement (31.01.2020) until actual payment (09.11.2023), with an additional 10% penalty interest if payment isn't made within 30 days, citing Section 7(3A) of the Payment of Gratuity Act which mandates interest without discretion. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

The court allowed the writ petition and held that petitioner Bijoy Kumar Singha, employed by FCI from March 1989 until retirement on 31.01.2020, was similarly situated to a petitioner in an earlier related case (WPA 7603/2025) and entitled to identical relief. The court ordered FCI to pay statutory interest at 10% simple per annum on the delayed gratuity from retirement (31.01.2020) until actual payment (09.11.2023), with an additional 10% penalty interest if payment isn't made within 30 days, citing Section 7(3A) of the Payment of Gratuity Act which mandates interest without discretion. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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