High Court · 2025

HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 16 339 0F 2025 Between: K.LAXMAN, Sio K.DATTU, Aged about 62 years, Occ. Retd. Office Subordinate, R/o H,No.'12-BB4-1i2, Reddy Cotonyl Mincrreriat oisliict. iiiO No. Colle/tt/ NR I 451 tSP t2025). AND ...PETITIONER 1 2 4 The State of Telangjrna, _rept.by its Spl.Chief Secretary to Government, lI-anlq Department Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Telanga na Secretaiiat, Hyderabad. lne Drrector ot Treasuries and Accounts, lnsurance Bui16ing, Abids, Hyderabad. The District Treasury Officer, Mancherial Mancherial District. The Sub Treasury Officer, tr4ancherial, Mancherial District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the 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 direcUon more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No- 1 to 4 in not releasing admitted Pending Final payment of Gratuity (cAp) Bill Amount 7,46,6131- STO Token No.2600445262 dated 02_06_2025 and Gratuity (TG) Biil Amount 4.46,6671- STO Token No.2600445267 dated 02-06-2025, and commutation (cAP) Bill Amount 6,9s,379/-sro roken No.260044s2b3 dated 02- 06-2025 and Commutation (TG) Biil Amount 4,16,017t- STO Token No.2600445257 dated 02-06-202i, Final ELs and Half pay Leave Encashment Bill Amount 7,90,3221 STO Token No.260O248216, dated 06-05_2025, and Ctass lV GPF Final Payment Bilt Amount 25,37,719t- STO Token and Chq No.2600454023 dated 04-06-2025 3rd respondent department issued PPo No.colle/MNR/45'llsP/2025 dated 23-03-202s, even after finalizing the bills and having ge n err;rtec in lntegrated Financial Management and lnformation n:;pit,: of repeated requests as illegal, arbitrary, trnreasonable System (lFlVlS), l,rt c.l:s 14,16, and 21 of the constitution o' lndia and and violative of consequently dire'cl tlr : respondents No.1 to 4 herein to relerlse and pay the admittedPendingFinalpaymentofGratuity(CAP)BillAmoun'7.46,6-13/-STo Token No 260044i)2() 2 dated 02-06-2025 and Gratuity (TG) Bill Amount 4,46,667t- STo Tc;ke> l No,2600445267 dated 02t0612025, and .)ommutation (CAP)BillAmourt.i{)]379/-SToTokenNo.2600445253datec02-06-2025and commutation (Tc) tlrll l\mount 4,16,017t- STO Token No.2600445257 dated 02- 06-2025, Frnal Et-s arr,l Half Pay Leave Encashment Bitl Amourt 7 90,322l STO Token No 260 O2a8lj e , dated 06-05-2025,and Class lV GF'F Final Payment Bill Amount 25.37,711l S,--if Token and chq No.2600454023 dated 04t0612025 and along with interest (D'I\ % Per annum lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition unJe- ll:ction 151 CPC praying that in the circunrstarrces stated in the affidavit filed r. :;rrlrport of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the responce nts No.1 to 4 to release and pay the admitled [:'ending Final payment of Gratritv ('lAP) Bill Amount 7,46,6131- STO Token Nc 2600445262 dated O2-06-2025.rrrrj Gratuity (TG) Bill Amount 4'46,6671- STO Token No.2600445267 datr:1 02106t2025, and commutation (cl'P) Bill Amount 6,95,379/-STO Ttl r;r- Nlo.2600445253 dated 02-06-2025 and C omnrutation (TG) Bill Amount 4,16 O r7, STO Token No.2600445257 dated 02-06-20'25. Final ELs and Half Pay Leit'r,l Encashment Bill Amount 7 '9O,3i''21 STO Token No.26002482 1 6 datec 06 05-2025, and Class lv GPF Final Pavmer rt Bill Amount 25,37,719/-STO Toke't and Chq No2600454023 dated 04-06'2025,and along with interest @1t!{ p:r annum pending disposal of the above wr it pe:tition Counsel for the Petitiorrer: SRl. RAMU NALLAMOTHU Counsel for the Resp()(rdents: GP FOR FINANCE The Court made th,: ''ollowing: ORDER JU -'1s *rr' .( a - ,/ I { i I I l THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAIESHWAR RAO WRIT PE ON o.153 39 0F 202s ORDER with the consent of both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage.

2. Heard Mr. N.Ramu, Iearned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government pleader for Finance appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 4.

3. Learned counser for the petitioner submits that the petitioner retired from service on 3O.04.2025 and till now, his retirement benefits were not released by the respondents. I

4. Learned Government pleader submits that the bils pertaining to the retirement benefits of the petitioner are already processed. However, due to dearth of funds, the amounts could not be released to the petitioner on time. Learned Government pleader further submits that as per seriatim of the token numbers, amounts wiil be released to the beneficiaries.

5. Having regard to the above submissions, this Writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release admitted pending Final payment of Gratuity (CAp) Bilt Amount of Rs. 7,46,613/_ with STO Token No.2600445262 dated 02-76-2025 and Gratuity (TG) Bill Amount of R:;.r.,46,667/- wilh STO Token No.26OC\44:;267'dated 02- 06-2025, and (1,)mmutation (CAP) Bill Amount of l{s '5,95,379l- wlth STC l()[(en No.2600445253 dated O2-)6-t'025 and Commutatior I'fG) Bill Amount of Rs.4,16,017/' wth l:;TO Token No.2600445;:57 dated 02-06-2025, Final Els and l-lalf Pay Leave Encashment Il Il Amount of RsJ ,90,322/- witl- S lO Token No.260024B.il1 6, dated 06-05-2025, and Class IV GPF Final Payment flill ,Arlount of Rs,25,37,719l- with STO Tolr:en & Chq No.2600454:)2: dated 04-06-2025, pertaining to tht: petitioner, as expeditiouslr, a s possible, preferably within a period crf ten ( 10) weeks Frorn :he date oF receipt of a copy of this orcer' There shall be no order ils () costs. Miscr:l lnr:rtus petitions pending, lf any, shall st':nd :losed' SD/-A.V.S. PRASAD DEPUT'\/ REGI$TBAR _-.7 / i\ \- To, //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER i' '1 . The Srre i;' Chief Secretary to G'ov^erl.mgnt Finance Department' ' oii n n,iiu:,.1^:r Telangana Sec'retariat. T.S Hyderabad 'lnsuranc. Blilding, Abids, z ihJ oir"ri,,. ,r rreaiJii". lno Aiiounts, S i6ebLt",rt 1) lsury Officer, Mancherial Mancherial Distri(1' i. f f," 5rO ltie,a:'Ltty Officer, Mancherial, Mancherial District' 5. o"; aC to itr:l hAt\ilu NALLAIVIOTHU, Advocate [oPUCl 6. Two CCs tc, 3 F' FOR i'iN-AJ{Ci,iiigt-' iorri tor ir'e stdte or Telangana at 7. Two CD C.ot,rie s Hyderaba,i C tJ ll Hvderaba' j. M BM BS / CC TODAY flrtrr s A c A' I I ! (J 'J:- z 5 rl]l{ 2025 l) ':_ \\ I '.1 1,-; 11:l HIGH COUR'I' DATED:16/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.16339 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT C:CII$TS N1 t I I I I I . i, I i ) 1 |, i I