TAPI CHOWDHURY JONAKI SAHA vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — WPA/822/2026

Case under West Bengal Board of Primary Education Act ,1973 Section N/A. Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED on 15th June 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 12-Jun-2026

CNR: WBCHCJ0021522026

Filing Number

WPA/835/2026

Filing Date

09-Jun-2026

Registration No

WPA/822/2026

Registration Date

10-Jun-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP A (WRIT MATTERS) ( 1 )

Sub-Category

Primary Education Post Retirement ( 39 )

Judicial Branch

MANDAMUS SECTION

Decision Date

15-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED

Last updated 16-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Board of Primary Education Act ,1973 Section N/A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.TAPI CHOWDHURY JONAKI SAHA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas PattanayakView PDF

    The High Court at Calcutta allowed the writ petition and directed the State to pay 8% per annum interest on the delayed gratuity and arrear pension of the petitioner's deceased husband (an Assistant Teacher who died September 1, 2025), calculated from the date following his death until actual payment on March 4, 2026. The court found considerable delay in disbursement and held it the State's duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly, with interest payable for delays, to be completed within six weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 12-Jun-2026

    Interest On Gratuity

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

  4. 09-Jun-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/822/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court at Calcutta allowed the writ petition and directed the State to pay 8% per annum interest on the delayed gratuity and arrear pension of the petitioner's deceased husband (an Assistant Teacher who died September 1, 2025), calculated from the date following his death until actual payment on March 4, 2026. The court found considerable delay in disbursement and held it the State's duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly, with interest payable for delays, to be completed within six weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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