High Court · 2025

Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affldavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the Respondents in not paying the settlement amounts, family pension payable consequent on death of Late H.Raju, E.150893, Driver and not registering the First petitioners name for compassionate appointment is arbitrary, unjust, contrary to law, discriminatory and in violation of Article 14, Article 21 and 3004 of constitution of india and consequently direct the Respondents to pay setflements amounts to the petitioners in equal shares, sanction family pension as per the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 and register name of first petitioner for compasbionate appointment in the interest of justice and fair play. l.A.NO:'l OF 20'19 Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant interim direction to the Respondents not to disburse the petitioners share of the the settlement amounts, pending disposal of the writ petition. l.A.NO:1 OF 2023 Between: H.Nagamma, Wo Chinna Kesaram, Aged 56 years, R/o, Chinatandrapad Village, Aiza Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. ....,FETIT|oNER' RESPONDENT No.4 in W.P AND 1 2 3 4 5 H.Swapna. W/o Late H.Raju, 27 years, Flat No.14ll6,lndiranagar Doddi. Rallaguda, Shamshabad, Rangareddy District. H.Akshay, Sio Late H.Raju Aged about 10 years, minor, Rep.by nnther and natural guardian, H.Swapna. ..,.RESPONDENT No.1 & 2/ .....PETITIONER No.1 & 2 in W.P Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by Managing Director, Bus Bhavan, It/ushirabad, Hyderabad-500624. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Barkatpura, Hyderabad. The Depot Manager, T.S.R.T.C. Mehdipatnam Depot, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS No.3 to E/ RESPONDENTS Nos.1 to 3 in W.p Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the order dated 0810212019 in W.P.No. 2461 of 2019 and consequently dismiss the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI A.G.SATYANARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3 : SRI R.ANURAG (SC FOR TSRTC) Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : SMT RACHANA KUMARI Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : Ms. TEKURU SWETCHA The Court made the following ORDER I I I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITTONNo.246L OF 2U.L9 - ORDER: This writ petition is rrled under Articre 226 of constitution of India seeking the following relief: "...to issue an appropriate writ, or order or direction more particularly. one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring thai the action of the responde_nts in not paying the settlement amounts, family pension payable consequent on death of Late H.Raju, 8.i50893, Driver and not registering the First petitioner,s ,rur.r. io. compassionate appointment is arbitrary, unjust, contrary to law, discriminatory and in violation of Article t+, Article 2l and 3O0A.of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to pay settlements amounts to the petitioners in equal shares, sanciioi family pension as per the Employees' pension Scheme, i99S and register name of first petitioner for compassionate appointment in the interest ofjustice and fair ptay and pais..."

2. Heard Sri A.G.Satyanarayana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners; Sri R.Anurag, learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Road Transport Corporation, for respondent Nos. 1 and 3; Smt. Rachana Kumari, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2; and Ms.Tekuru Swetcha, Iearned counsel for respondent No.4. .(-

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners and respondent No.4 have settled the matter out of the Court. It is further submitted that the petitioners and respondent No.4 have mutually agreed to receive the settlement amounts of late H.Raju in three equal shares and that respondent No.4 has no I I objection for appointing petitioner No. 1 on compassionate grounds in respondent No. I -Corporation and to that effect, they have hled Joint Compromise Memo uide USR No.23634 of 2025, dated 04 .O3.2O25. Therefore, learned counsel prays this Court to direct the respondents to pay settlement amounts to the petitioners and respondent No.4 as agreed by them in the joint compromise memo, within a reasonable period of time.

4. In the light of the compromise arrived at between the parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to pay settlement amounts to the petitioners and respondent No.4 in terms of the Joint Compromise Memo, dated O4.O3.2O25, as expeditiously as "possible, preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Miscellareous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. //TRUE COPY// SD/-l. LAKSHMI BABU EPUTY REGIS TRAR l To SECTION OFFICER

1.7he Managing Director, Telan gana State Road Tra nsport Corporation, Bus , Employees provident Fund D havan, Mushira bad, Hydera ad-500624 The Regional p Organisation, b rovident Fund Commissioner 2 Barkatpura, Hyderab 3 Hyderabad The Depot Manager, T.S.R.T.C. Mehdipatnam Depot, Mehdipatnam, ;; r l;itt!ffiff fii*i,sit',ff 4 One CC to SRI A.c.SAt i gli EEUsI SA Its s . -,+i-^.-.. HIGH COURT DATED:06 rcA2025 ORDER WP.No.2461 of 2019 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. ($"*'ffi EH s I{ 1R{) o o 16 APR 2W o ( z a t a+ I P4TcH EO I I