ABDUL MAJID MIAH JAKIR HOSSAIN vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — WPA/848/2026

Case under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section N/A. Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED on 15th June 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 15-Jun-2026

CNR: WBCHCJ0021842026

Filing Number

WPA/850/2026

Filing Date

10-Jun-2026

Registration No

WPA/848/2026

Registration Date

11-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

Secondary Education Post Retirement ( 28 )

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 Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section N/A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ABDUL MAJID MIAH JAKIR HOSSAIN

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

    Case Summary: WPA/848/2026 The High Court at Calcutta granted the petitioner's writ petition seeking interest on delayed gratuity payment. Abdul Majid Miah, an Assistant Teacher who retired on 31 December 2024, received his gratuity only on 10 October 2025 (nearly 10 months later) without any interest. The Court held that the State has a bounden duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly and directed the Director of Pension and Treasury Officer to pay 8% per annum interest (instead of the requested 18%) from the date following retirement till actual payment, within six weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Jun-2026

    Interest On Gratuity

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

  4. 10-Jun-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/848/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WPA/848/2026 The High Court at Calcutta granted the petitioner's writ petition seeking interest on delayed gratuity payment. Abdul Majid Miah, an Assistant Teacher who retired on 31 December 2024, received his gratuity only on 10 October 2025 (nearly 10 months later) without any interest. The Court held that the State has a bounden duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly and directed the Director of Pension and Treasury Officer to pay 8% per annum interest (instead of the requested 18%) from the date following retirement till actual payment, within six weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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