APARNA DAS JONAKI SAHA vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — WPA/883/2026

Case under West Bengal Board of Primary Education Act ,1973 Section N/A. Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED on 16th June 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 16-Jun-2026

CNR: WBCHCJ0022632026

Filing Number

WPA/902/2026

Filing Date

11-Jun-2026

Registration No

WPA/883/2026

Registration Date

12-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

16-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.APARNA DAS JONAKI SAHA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas PattanayakView PDF

    Case Summary: WPA/883/2026 The High Court at Calcutta directed West Bengal's pension authorities to pay 8% per annum interest on delayed gratuity and arrear pension benefits to Aparna Das (widow of an Assistant Teacher who died in-service on 21 June 2024). The court found considerable delay in disbursing benefits ordered on 10 February 2026 but paid only on 13 February 2026, holding the State's duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly and entitling the petitioner to interest compensation. Payment must be made within eight weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Jun-2026

    Interest On Gratuity

    Hon'ble Justice Bivas Pattanayak

  4. 11-Jun-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPA/883/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WPA/883/2026 The High Court at Calcutta directed West Bengal's pension authorities to pay 8% per annum interest on delayed gratuity and arrear pension benefits to Aparna Das (widow of an Assistant Teacher who died in-service on 21 June 2024). The court found considerable delay in disbursing benefits ordered on 10 February 2026 but paid only on 13 February 2026, holding the State's duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly and entitling the petitioner to interest compensation. Payment must be made within eight weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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