High Court · 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYOERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY.THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION N O:25702 OF 2025 Between: J. Chennaiah, S/o. Ramalingam, Aged about 61 Years' occ Retired as Suoerintendent ot poiit? rin,iB *6rf'n-g it Command'Control Office, Jubilee Hil"=: iiy;;;brJ nlr-H r'ro e- etTc' Asho!-Nag^ar^colonv' Boduppal' r,rr"Jtnri rrrrirtaigiil District -500 039 PPO ld No 06- 108064/5P ...PETITIONER AND 1 3 4 5 6 The State of Telangana, Rep. by its P-rincipal Secretary to Govt Home Department. SecretaJiat Hyderabad '500 022 - in5 Sirt" of Telangana. (ep uy its Princip-al Secretary to Govt Finance Deoartment. Secretiriat, Hyderabad - 50O 022 i;5bil;i;i c"",i"iri oi'p"1iie. ielangana, Saifabad, opp Ravindra Bharathi' Lakadikapul, HYderabad - 500 004 -pii,i"prr' Accountani-General (A and E), Telangana' Saifabad' ir.r" Hvderabad - 500 004 ifrJ"'5""itoi-Jf- Treasuries and Accounts, Government of Telangana, Boggulakunta, HYderabad - 500 001 The Joint Drrector, Pensron eiyment Office, Nampally' Hyderabad - 500 001 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Artrcle 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the cirCUmStances Stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleasedtoissueaWrit,orderordirection,moreparticularlyoneinthenatureof a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to release and pay the retirement benefits to the petitioner i. e. , Graturty, Commutation, Leave Encashment, GPF, etc.,aspertheordersofthe4thRespondent/AccountantGeneral'Hyderabadin Lr. No AG(A and E)1P15111 l/C- 173lSP 1OgOt2O25- 03/1829' dated 23 07 2025 and as per i) Token No- 2524171028, Encashment of Leave amount of Rs' 24,69,87O- 00 ii) Token No. 2600283334, GPF amount of Rs 3'10'378- 00 iii) Token No, 2600507166, Gratuity amount of Rs' ,12,30,565- 00 iv) Token No, 2600507172, Gratuity amount of Rs. 3,69,435- 00 v) Token No 2600507178' -E-F-T commutation amount of Rs. 23,65,951, 00 vi) Tokr.rr No. 2600507182, commutation amount of Rs. 7.10,296 0O issued by 6th t:i:spondent to which petitioner is entitled for interest at 1B(percent) from 01 . 01 . , 025 onwards till the date of payment as pe,r the orders of the Hon'bleSupreme (;curl of lndia in Vijay L Mehrotra Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh dated 3'l 01. 2000 lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under l]ection 151 CPC praying that in the ,- rcumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High cc rrl may be pleased to direct the respondents to release and pay the retirement br'rt:fits to the petitioner r. e. , Gratuity. Commutatton, Leave Encashment, GPF, ett as per the orders of the 4th Respondent/Accou ntant General. Hyderabad r' Ir' No AG(A and E)/P15/lll/C- 'l 73lSP 1OgOl2O25- 03/'1829, dated 23. 07 )025 and as per i) Token No. 25241710',18, Encashment of Leave amount o' t1s 24.69,870- 00 ii) Token No. 2600283334. GPF amount of Rs 3,10'37|i 00 iii) Token No' 2600507166' Gratr'rity amount of Rs '12'30'565- 00 iv) Toi'r'rn No 2600507172' Gratuity amount of Rs. 3,69,435- 00 v) Token No 260()'.: )7178 commutation amount of Rs 23,65,95'1- 00 vi) Token No 2600507182. c,-'rrmutation amount of Rs. 7,10,296- 00 isstred by 6th Respondent forthwith' pcnlrng disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. GUNDRATI RAMAN GOUI-l Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1&3: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2,5&6: GP FOR SERVICES lll Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI M. MURALI KRISI-IN A' SC FOR ACCOUNTANT G -I'IERAL The Court made the following: ORDER {, ? {. { { ( * @r.'.,,<.}q,ii J THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.257O2 OF 2o25 ORDER: With thc conscnt of thc parties, this Writ Petition is bcing taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. Heard Sri G.Raman Goud, Iearncd counsel for the petitioner; learned ()overnmenl Pleadcr lor Home for rcspondent Nos.1 and 3; learned Goyernment Pleader for Services-[Il for respondent Nos.2, 5 and 6; and Sri M.Murali Xrishna, learned Standing Counsel for Accountant General, appearir-rg for respondent No.4.

3. Leerned counsel for thc pctitioncr submits that though the petitioner was retired on 3 1 . 12.2024 , till now, his retirement \ benelits'"l,ere not released by the respondents.

4. Lcarned Governmcnt Plcadcr submits that the bills pertaining to the retirement benefits of the petitioner have already been processed, however, due to dearth of [unds, the amounts could not be released to the petitioner, on time. Learned Government Pleadcr furthcr submits that as per the seriatim of the token numbers, amounts will be reieased to the benehciaries.

5. Having regard to the above made submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing thc rcspondents to release 2 I'I(,J \\p 25702 2025 :) encashment of leave amount of Rs.24,69,g70,, wrth Token No.252417 1028. GPF amount of Rs.3,IO,378,, with Token No.26O028331]4. Gratuity amount of Rs. 12,30,Str:i, - 11,116 1,rp.r, No.26005071(16. Gratuitv amounr of Rs.3,69,43:: q,,ith Token No.2600507 1'/2, commuLation amount of Rs.23 i.r5,951/_ with Tokcn No.260O5O7 178 and commutation amount r: jls.7. lO,296 l- u,ith 'lokcn \o.2600507182, pertaining to the l)etitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably rvithin a perio:l rf tr,r,elve (12) u,eeks from thc drate of receipt of a copy of this order Misc:cllancous pctitions 1:cnding, if :rny, sha ;rancl closccl. There shall be nc order as to costs. SD/-S. N,A.LIKARJUNA RAO ASslsrANT REGISTRAR - /\l.\ 'r slECTloN oFFlcER //TRUE COPY// Hvderabad - 500 004 T S .Hvderabad 500 022 T.S.Hvderabad 500 022 LaiaOikaPul. HYderabad - 500 004 1 The Principal Secretary to Govt ' Home De1: at lment Secretariat' 2 The Principal liecretai to Govt Finance Del r'r lment Secretariat' 3 The Drrector Gerreral of'Folice' Telangana' Sarfabad cr;: ' Ravindra Bharathi' - 4 The Principrr n""orritrii"iJn"t'r (A and E)' ' : langana' Saifabad' 5 The Director ol Treasuries and Accounts' Gover:rtltent of Telangana' - 6 Th6-Joint Directcr. penrlJn pryr".t Office. Nampallv l"derabad - 500 001 7 one cc to sRl cuNoiiil ft'Aivr]rr'rtouorAdio"it'' l')PUCI 8 Two ccs to ce ron's-rqy)'i'rs iu-ortarf High { r'rt for the state ot " , i;;'36!i;cil F-oR s:hviLs rrr Hish court for il,, stare of relansana, 10. One'CC to SRI IvI MURALI KRISHNA' SC FOR AC(lC UNTANT GENERAL Booqulakunta, HYderabad - 500 001 telinoana, at Hyderabad [OUT] at Hvderabad [OUT] toPUCl . Two CD CoPies 1 '1 BM BS \cY To, I * * {, { 6 HIGH COURT DATED:2910812025 I t ) I 1 :i [ti 3np ORDER ; WP.No.25702 of 2025 {i 4: { DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I.r i{ccS'} V. T5I6.t'