RATAN KUMAR RAY AMRITA MAJI vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS — WPA/886/2026

Case under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section N/A. Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED on 16th June 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 16-Jun-2026

CNR: WBCHCJ0022652026

Filing Number

WPA/904/2026

Filing Date

11-Jun-2026

Registration No

WPA/886/2026

Registration Date

15-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

16-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act ,1963 Section N/A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RATAN KUMAR RAY AMRITA MAJI

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

    The High Court at Calcutta allowed the writ petition and directed West Bengal's pension authorities to pay 8% per annum interest on delayed gratuity and arrear pension to retired teacher Ratan Kumar Ray from the date following his November 2024 retirement until actual payment (July 2025), within six weeks. The court held that the State has a duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly, and employees are entitled to interest compensation for delayed disbursement. 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/886/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court at Calcutta allowed the writ petition and directed West Bengal's pension authorities to pay 8% per annum interest on delayed gratuity and arrear pension to retired teacher Ratan Kumar Ray from the date following his November 2024 retirement until actual payment (July 2025), within six weeks. The court held that the State has a duty to disburse pensionary benefits promptly, and employees are entitled to interest compensation for delayed disbursement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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