High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 oI lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of ...RESPONDENTS I Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.1 in not releasing admitted Gratuity. Commutation, GPF, GlS, EL, even after finalizing the bills and having generated in Comprehensive Financial Managernent System (CFMS), inspite of repeated rL.quests as illegal, arbitrary, unreasc,nable and violative of Articles 1 4, 16 and 2l'1 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 to release payments to the Petitioner No.1 , Gratuity amount of Rs. 16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.26,61 ,950-00, EL amount of Rs.20,'1 1,210-00, GIS amount of Rs.94,654-00, arrd GPF amount of Rs.19,78,282-00, and Total amount of Rs.83,46,096-00, Petitioner No.2, Gratuity amount of Rs.1 6,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.22,38,91 3-00 and EL amount of Rs.1 3,43,,423-00, and Total amount of Rs.51 ,82,336-00, Petitioner No.3, Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.21,85,305-00, EL amount of Rs.12,57,820-00, GIS arnount of Rs.64588-00 and GPF amount of Rs.12,00,000-00, and Total amount of Rs.63,Q7,713-00, Petitioner No.4, Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.26,61,950-00, EL amount of Rs.17,65,496-00, and GPF amount of Rs.10,40,000-00, ancl Total amount of Rs.70,67,448-00, ind Petitioner No.5, Gratuity amount of Rs.'16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.28,6 1,232-00, EL amount of Rs.19,03,777-00, GIS amount of Rs.1 ,08,21t]-00, and GPF amount of Rs.29,41 ,302-00, a.rd Total amount - Rs.94,14,529-00 along with interest @ 24 per annum lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Siection 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondenl No.1 to release and pay Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000- 00, Commutation am,runt of Rs.26,61 ,950-00, EL amount of Rs.20,1 1,21O-OO, GIS amount of Rs.94,654-00, GPF amount of Rs.19,78,282-00 totaling an amount of Rs.83,46,096-00 tc, the Petitioner No.!, Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.22,38,913-00 and EL amount of Rs. 13,43,423-00, totaling an amount of Rs.51,82,336-00 to the Petitioner No.2,Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.21 ,85,305-00, El-- amount of Rs.12,57,820-00, GIS amount of Rs.64588-00, GPF amount of Rs.'12,00,000- 00totaling an amount of Rs.63,07,713-00 to the Petitioner No.3,Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.26,61 ,950-00' EL amount of Rs.17,65,496-00, GPF amount of Rs.10,40,000-00 and totaling an amount Rs.70,67,448-00 to the Petitioner No.4, Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.28,61,232-00, EL amount of Rs.19,03,777-00' GIS amount of Rs.1 ,08,2'18-00, GPF amount of Rs.29,4'1 ,302-00 totaling an amount of Rs.94,14,529-00 to the Petitioner No.Salong with interest @ 24 per annum pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. B. RAJESHWAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1,3&8: GP FOR SERVICES lll Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 9to11: GP FOR SERVICES I The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.2OO9 OF 2025 ORDER: With the consent of the parties, this Writ Petition is t.rken up for disposal, ilt t1e stage of admission itself.

2. Heard Srj B.Rajeshwar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Services [[l lirr respondent Nos.1, 3 and 8; learned Governme nt Pleader lbr Services-[ lbr respondent Nos.9 to 11; and Sri Ii.Bai:r X.i"hr-r., learned Standinll Counsel for Accountant General, for respondent No.2 .

3. Learnecl <:ounsel for the petitroners submits that the petr[ioners rvere retired on 3i.08.2O24, 37.O7.2Oi14, 31.-O3.2024, 3l.Oa.20'24 and 3O.O6.2O24. Considering their pension proposals, I I respondent No..2 sanctioned pension to the p,etitionel's uide proceedings, d ated 22.O8.2024 , L6.O7 .2024 . 09 .OA.2024,

12.O7.2024 an,i 14.O5.2O24 respectively. However, till norv, their I I retirement ber-refits u,ere not released by the responclents.

4. Learned Government Pieader submits that due tt.r dcarth ol' funds, the amollnts could not be released to the petltioners, (,n time. Hou,evcr, rn pursuance of proceedings, dated 22.OB.2O24 , Wp 20Oq 2025

16.07.2024, 09.O8.2O24, 12.07.2024 and 14.05.2024, amounts will be released to the beneficiaries_

5. Having regard to the above made submissions, this Writ Pctition is disposed of directing the respondents to release relirement benefits to the petitioners in pursuance o[ proceedings No.AG(A&E)/ P tS /tv /R- t8g /S92OO 12O24-OS / t6g4. dated 22.oa.2O24; No.AG(A&tr)/ p 16 /II lJ-4O /Sp2O1 /2024- 05/ 1043, dated 76.07.2024; No.AG(A&E)/p16lrrlN_t7 t /sp3g2/ 2O24-O7 l1460, dated 09.Oa.2O24; No.AG(A&E)/p t7 /t/N_BT / SP2O2 / 2024 -OS I 1 247, dated t 2.O7 .2024 ; and No.AG(A&E) / p i 7 / IV / A-19 /5P57 / 2O24-O4 / 494, dated 14.O5.2024 issued. bir respondent No.2, as expeditiousl5r as possible, preferablv within a periocl of eight (8) weeks trom the date of receipt o[:r copv of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pendin g, if any, shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// SDAL.LAKSHMI BABU NT REGIS ASSIS T]ON OFFICER To,

3. erabad Sub Treasu The Special Chief Secrelary to Government, Finance Department, Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Telangana Se'"retariat. ff rJ"ir6, j -General (A and E), Telangana, rne Umtce of the princinal Accountant Hyderabad-500004. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, lnsurance Building, Abids, Hvd The ry Officer, Hayathnagar, Ra Redd District. v The Sub Treasu ry Office, Ka lwakurthy, Nag D The Sub Treasu ry Office, tbrahim patnam, Ran ga Reddy District The Sub Treasu ry Office, Chevell a, Ranga Reddy District. The Sub Treasu ry Office, Natgonda, Nalgon da District. District Educational Officer, Ranga Reddy District District Educational Officer, Nagarkurnool District District Educational Officer, Nalgonda District One CC to SRI B. RAJES HWAR REDDY, Advocate [OPUC Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES ilt ,High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES I High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OU Two CD Copies istrict.

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14. 't 5. I I ; I I 1,. HIGH COURT DATED:2410112025 ORDER WP.No.2009 of 2025 1Y\ L S IAi € o r) 17 ttB ?Uzi C t' a , D6.qr',,rC gF-' DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS {