CHHEDI MAHTO Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this batch of writ petitions primarily the petitioners have sought a direction for payment of unpaid post-retiral benefits, revision in pension in terms of 5th and 6th pay-revision, arrears of pension etc.

(2.) In many of these writ petitions a prayer for payment of interest on delayed payment of arrears of pension on account of revision in pension in terms of 5th and 6th pay-revision has been made. The respondent-State filed counter-affidavit and in many cases supplementary counter-affidavit also, but the claim for payment of interest was not specifically addressed in the affidavits filed by the respondent-State. Therefore, by an order dated 11.06.2018 the respondents were directed to file affidavit on the issue of payment of interest to the petitioners who have been granted 5th and 6 th pay-revision benefits.

(3.) On payment of interest to the petitioners stand taken by the petitioners is recorded in order dated 11.06.2018 which reads as under: