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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETIT ION NO: 30608 oF 2025 Between: V tvladhusudhan Reddy S/o lvladhava Bgqgy'.lS"g ' ilffi; s;iil Rsiistdnt isoJ"tj o/o ZPHS uppal K lr,4edchal- lVlalakajgiri District bout (62) Years, Occ alan, Uppdl (Mandal) ...PETITIONER AND rhe state of reransana, *:H,05:t:..3,g',.,,",:i:fu%1;tXl'' Finance Department' ?["3 B#fl?'iT I"JlH?s ";*j"'A;;1.,- in'u'anc' Bu,dins' Abids' ?il:R*fi:t Educational off icer, Medchal- tvlalakajgti District ffi ffi[i;iii"l*w oni""i rvr'eoctrat- Malakajgiri District' 1 2 J 4 ...RESPONDENTS PetitionUnderArticle226oflheConstitutionoflndiaprayingthatinthe circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleased to issue, a Writ, Order or Orders more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the Respondents in not releasing and paying the Petitioner Retirement Benefits including Encashment of Leave sanctionedforRs-13,60,166/-withTokenNo.2600888069,Gratuity(CS)amount of Rs. 12,53,265/- sanctioned vide Token No 2600787003' dt1407'2025 and Gratuity(TG)forasumofRs.3,46'735/.sanctionedvideTokenNo.2600787031, dl 14.7 .2025, Commutation (cs) for a sum of Rs.17,1 1 ,T29lsanctioned vide Token No.2600787057, dt 14.7.2025 Commutation (TG) for a sum of Rs' 4.73,576, vide token No. 2600787077. dt14-7.2025, GIS a sum of Rs 61 ,2721- vide Token No.2600800649 and surrender Leave for a sum of Rs.1,66,303/- vide Token No. 2524194311 and Arrears of PRC etc. as illegal .J;',JG ..^ :' ' -;-7 IANo: 10F 2025 petition u nder Ser the arr dav t,,,.o,n .,0 Jl',I :: [T:J:: ::^:i ;,::ilffi ffi]J::.J ; direct the Respondents to forthwith with rerease and pay the petitioner Retirement benefits of Encashment of Leave sanctioned for Rs. 13,60,166/- with Token No.2600888069. Gratuity (CS) amount of Rs .12,53 265/_ sanctioned vide Token No 2600787003, Jt .t4.0 sanctionedviderokenJ;11:#H,:,*.,^,i::r:::,#il,#",:f ::r:: sum of Rs 17, 1 1, Z29l_sanctioned vide Token No.260 0787OS7, dt 14 7.2025. Commutatron (TG) for a ;,1, ;:), i ::' T?J''_"" ffi ,H;.:ll'llll,ii; 1 4 7 202s,G rs a s um a sum of Rs.1,66,30s/_ vide Token No.25241e43i1 and Arrears of ", []:,:"r Counsel for the petitioner: Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR SERVICES The Court made the following: ORDER SRl. CH JAGANNATHA RAO ( $ t{ 4 THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITIO N No.3O6O8 oF 20.25 o RDER: This Writ Petition is hled aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents in releasing retiral benehts to the petitioner'
2. Heard Sri Ch.Jagannatha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner; iearned Government Pleader for Services for the respondents. With their consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself'
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing' learned counsel for the petitioner submit that the lis raised in the present Writ Petition has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.23138 of 2025, u'hich u'as disposed of uide order dated O3.O}.2O25, and thus prayed to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition also. 4 The above made submission is not seriously disputed by the other side. I L t i o ! \ ..;t &:i'
5. Having r.egard to the above made submissions and lor the reasons alike in the order dated 03.09.2025 passeC by the Division Bench in W.F,. No.23 13g of 2025, the present Wr-it petition is disposed of ciirecting the respondents to ensure that the entire amount payzrble to the petitioner be released forthu.ith r.i,ithin a period of slx (06) weeks from today, failing *,rrich, tl-re entire amount with regard to retiral benefits shall carrl interest at the rate of 107, pe:. annum from the date the amount fell due till it is actually paid Miscellan.ous petitions pending, if any, in tLLis Writ petitior_r shall stald closed. There shall be no order as to cosrts. -SD/-T Artt . SRINIVASA REDDY r$rarur REGTsTRAR t //TRUE COPY// \\ ,,i Secttott oFFtcER .1 . The Special Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Dr. B.R Ambedkar, 2. The D'irector of Treasures- and Accounts, lnsurance Building, Abids' Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad. Hyderabad.
3. T6e District Educational Officer, tvledchal- Malakajgiri District 4. The District Treasury Officer, Medchal- Ivlalakajgiri District 5. One CC to SRl. CH JAGANNATHA RAO, Advocate [OPlJCl 6. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES ,High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [Ot.lT]
7. Two CD Copies BM BS !< i .r', Itr 14, To, a \ CC TODAtT . " It i,fi \ I l"i t4 i+l HIGH COURT DATED:09 t1OtZOZs ORDER WP.No.30608 of 2025 -!l-f s Y o a) ',ii -t 150 2ffi llTi 'l'.'1! DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS t la{ d,rp .I'HE IIONOURAI}I,I' SRI JIJS'IICF] P.SAIVI KoSTtY ANt) llltl HONOtjRAtsLL SRI J['STIC0 StiDI]At"\ (lHr\t-AI]'\ ll{I tl\o \r'Rrt PEl t.rr()N \o.2-] l3tl of l() l-< () R t) L.lt I|t:t Iktn l,!t: SrL./trJ/I/| l'5'.7rr (orlr'') IlceL':i Srr V Rqa Strc|ar Rcdri)" iearncd cotrns'l 1i)r llr' l)ctit1()ilcr' ldar ncd Coventlnet.rl ['lcadcr ltrr Scn'ices Ill, tbr rcsllorrclcrrL \or I anr] j 1111{ $11 Vivck .lain, lcar nctl counscL lbt tcspoLrdcnt \or'l to 'l -l-hc llrcsou{ \Vrit Pctition rr'hLch ttas [reeu l]lcd 1or 'rit -ri)irfopll:ll'l I \\'rrt o1-lr4aticlatnus clirecting r-espotrrlent \itrs [, 5 atld 6 lo clrrLirLr ihat ilii' .:iltlre tetltlrL bcrlcfrts pai'ablc kl lltc llcittii'Lii:r: ilc fclcilril(l ;LL llrr''i:rtr'ir::L flre Petitloncr hercin rt'ns an cmplol'ce u'trrklu!: t.tnilcr tilr DiiLlict I (lourL Dstablishmcnt Section ltuder respondent Nos2 to 4 rlitrccl lrour scrvloc orI altainirrg lhe agc ofsuperannuatrotr with cflect frru I I 05 ]0li' 'fhc pcitlionct is rctircd [rom thc post ol Chief Adr]Iloistrati\ c [)i-l]ccr anii rvas postcd at the Fanxly-Courl-cum-[[l r\dditional Disttict rrrrri Scssions Jirdgc, Nizarnabad at thc time of his rotirctrreul. .1. Thc grievaucc of the petitioner is that inspitc of lravinl' gol rctilcd fiom tlrrce rnonths back, titl clatc, the pelilionCr IlaS ]lot got sirrglc pcnly io\\.ards [ris post reliral benefits The resptrt"cleLrl aul[rorttics hr:i; iitt ail ilLe dillerenl payments of rctiral dues has issued [okcLr ntttnbets' but thc irctual pa)Tnent till date has not been released fhe Pe[itioner oouteuds tliat he is t 2 ,{ire u:cd ol llle retlral bL_n.rilts so as lo settlc ( i-)\\,11 to Irfc all.cr iallfarlIl.rnl !\tih \ylliiL(:\,er l)ost lJtrLcilldnl eilloluiucllls th.tl l]J has to rlct i ].i:;rrIirrl (;L)\el ll-.iI i,l...rii,.r ii,t Sc|riecs_lll :uir111jr.,r1_,1 li\r.lt tlt( re.r:.'ta'lt l)c;.iorl ol ttilt.t iit. (ia)\.,il,tlc.l s,ali cit.:uic iil i.r a.illc l..r\iltai* prr_t,abic Lrt ilrc Ictrtrolr(rr jll.rll bc j,..itl!r(l
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