lvl Venkateswar Rao v. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affrdavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No.1 to 4 in not releasing admitted retirement Benefits such as Pending Final payment of Gratuity (cAP Share) Bill Amount 10,17,7721- JD PPO Token No.2601324658 daled 12- Og-2025, and Gratuity (TG Share ) Bill Amount 5,82,2281- 3D PPO Token No.2601324718 dated 12-og-2o25, and Commutation (cAP Share) Bill Amount 15.72,g46t- JD PPO Token No.2601324778 daled 12-09-2025, Commutation (TG Share) Bill Amount B,gg,822t- 3D PPO Token No 2601324869 dated 12-09-2025' q 4 a a a '!-;;=r---------"::-l-::=i;7 and Pension Bill Amount 2,72,337t- JD PPO Token No.260132t553 dated 12-09- 2025.and 2nd Pension Bill Amount 1,55,7991- JD PPO Tokerr No 2601324613 dated 12-09-2025, and Frnal ELs and Half Pay Leave Enca;hment Bill Amount 17'40'o15/-3DPPoTokenNo.260o565016dated18-06-2025andAGGPFBill Amount29,31,098/.3DPPoTokenNo.2600555611dated1|306-2025,andGlS Bill Amount 41 .3g4t- JD PPO Token No 2600565110 dateci 1)'06-2025,and 12 months PRC Arrears Brlls Amount 3,25,4901- dated 04 0l-2025' and 3rd respondent department issued PPP lD No.25052121 and PF',O.lJo.06-108236/5P, dated 04-06-2025,even after finalizrng the bills and ha'rtlg generated in lntegrated Financial lvlanagement and lnformation Systenr (lFMlS), inspite of repeated requests as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and ,riolatrve of Articles 14,16, and 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequently drrect the respondents No.1 to 4 herein to release and pay the admitted retirement Benefits such as Pending Final payment of Gratuity (CAP Share) Brll Amount .017 7721- 3D PPO Token No.2601324658 dated 12 Og-2025, and Gratuity (TG:Siare )Bill Amottnt 5,82,228t- JD PPo Token No,2601324718 dated 12-09-2025. lnd Commutation (cAP Share) Brll Amount 15,7?,9461- JD PPO Token No 26ir 1)24778 dated 12- Og-2025. Commutatton (TG Share) Bill Amount B'99,82?-t- JD PPO Token No.2601324869 dated 12 og-2025, and Pension Bill Amount 272,3371- JD PPO Token No 260'l 324553 dated 12-O9-2025.and 2nd Pension Bill lrmount 1,55,799/ JD PPo Token No.260 1324613 dated 12-09-2025, and Final l:Ls and Half Pay Leave Encashment Bill Arnount 17,40,015/-3D PPO Token No 2600565016 dated 18-06-2025,and AG GPF Bill Amount 29,31,098/ JD PPO Tolier No.2600555611 dated 16-06-2025, and Gls Bill Amount 41 ,3941- 3D PPO Toke-r No.2600565110 dated 18-06-2025.and 12 months PRC Arrears Bills Amount :\ i5,4901- dated 04- 0B-2025,and along with interest @'18 percentage per annum lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under section 151 CPC praying that in the circlnlstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court nray be pleased to - direct the respondents No.1 to 4 to release and pay the acmitted retirement Benefits such as Pendrng Final payment of Gratuity (cAF' Share) Bill Amount 10,17,772t-JD PPO Token No 260'1324658 dated 12-O9-2O2);, and Gratuity (TG share ) Bill Amount 5,82,2281- JD PPO Token No.260 1324718 <lated 12-09-2025, 4 4 a I +. + + E PPO Token and Commutation (CAP Share) Bill Amount 15 '72'9461- JD Bill Amount No.2601324778 dated 12-09'2025' Commutation (TG Share) 8,gg,B22t- 3D PPO Token No.2601324869 dated 12-09-2025' and Pension Bill Amount2,72,337t-JDPPOTokenNo2601324553dated12-09-2025'and2nd PensionBillAmount1,55,799/-JDPPoTokenNo2601324613dated12-09- 2025'andFinalELsandHalfPayLeaveEncashmentBillAmountlT,40'0151-JD PPO Token No 2600565016 dated 18-O6-2O25'and AG GPF Bill Amount 29,31,098/-JDPPOTokenNo.260055561'ldated16-06-2025'andGlSBill Amount41,3g4tJDPPOTokenNo2600565110dated1806-2025'and12 months PRC Arrears Bills Amount 3 '25,4g0t- interest @18% per annum pending disposal of the above writ petition' dated 04-08-2025'and along with Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI RAMU NALLAMOTHU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SERVICES lll The Court made the following: ORDER I a {. 4i. e i I i I THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA I(A,R.THIK WRIT PETITION No.3O698 OF 2O25 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed aggrier.ed by thrr naction of the respondents in releasing retiral beneftts to the petr li, ,ner.

2. Heard Srr N.Ramu, Icarned counsel for the pr:rltioner; learned Government Pleacier for Sen ices for the responcJ :r ts. With their consent, this Writ Petitior-r is taken up for disposal a the admission stage itself

3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, leirr,ted counsel for the petitioner submit that the 1ls raised in the pre :rc:rt Writ Petition has already been adjudicated by' the Division Bcrrc:r of this Court in W.P.No.23138 of 2025, w.hich u,as disposed c,f u de order dated O3.O9.2O25, a;ld thus prayed to pass similar orcl,,:t in the present Writ Petition a1so.

4. The above made surbmission is not seriousl., clisputed by the other side , 2 \;

5. Having regard to the above made submissions and for the reasons alike in the order dated 03.09.2025 passed by the Division Bench in W.P. No.23138 of 2025, th e present Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to ensure that the entire amount payable to the petitioner be released forthwith u,ithin a perrod of srx (06) weeks from today, failing which, the entire arnount u.ith regard to retiral benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the date the amount fe1l due till it is actually paid Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. D/-M. NAGAMANI A S NT REGISTRA //TRUE COPY// TION OFFICER To,

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Depart Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, State of Telanga na t, , Hyderabad

2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, lnsurance Bulding, Abids, Hyderabad.

3. The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, lvlanoranjan Buildings, Main Road, [t/ozamjahi t\4arket, Hyderabad-50000.1 .

4. The Pay and Account Officer, lnsurance Bilding Complex, Tilek Road, King Koti, Hyderabad

5. One CC to SRI RAMU NALLAIVOTHU, Advocate. [OPUC] o 7 Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES lll, High Court for the State of Telangana Two CD Copies. W. BSK BS (along rvith copy of ordcr 03.091025 passed dated WP.No.:23138/2025 ) a: + { I & , I {r

4. HIGH COURT DATED:0911012025 CC TODAY ORDER WP.No.30698 of 2025 o a ( * .t\-f, S TA 1 4 :tll 21ffi z. * r-9 HC,A- r DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 0\ L6 \D TIIE IIONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSIIY AND THE HONOURABLE SRT JUSTICE SUDDALA CIIALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION No.23l 38 of 2025 ORDER, /per 1/o n'ble Sri Justice P.Sam Koshy) Hoard Sri V.Raja Shekar Reddy, leamed counsel for thc petitioner, leamed Govemment Plcader for Services-Ill, for respondcnt Nos.1 and 5 and Sri Vivck Jain, leamed counscl for respondent Nos.2 to 4.

2. The present Wnt Petition which has bccn filed for an appropnatc Writ of Mandarnus direoting respondent Nos. l, 5 and 6 to ensure that thc entire retiral benr:fits payable to the petitioner be released at the earliest.

3. The petitioner herein rvas an employee working under the District Court Establishment Section under respondent Nos.2 to 4 retired from scrvice on attaining tlie age of superannuation with eflect from3|.05.2025. The petitioner is retircd from the post of Chief Administrative Ofhcer and was postcd at the Family-Court-cum-Ili Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nizamabad at the time of his retirement.

4. The grievancc of the petitioner is that inspite of having got retired from three months back, tilt datc, the petitioner has not got single penny towards his post retiral benefits. Thc respondent authorities have for a1l the different palnnents of retiral dues has issued token numbers, but, the actual payment till date has not bcen rcleased. The petitioner contends that he is 2 in dire need of the retiral benefits, so as to settle dol'r. in life after retirement with rvhatever post retircment emoluments thai I J 1as to get.

5. Leamed Government Pleadcr fbr Selvices-III subtnits :hat qiven the reasonable period of time, the Govemment shall ensure lhr. r rtire pa,vmcnt payable to the petitioner shall be settled. 6- Learned counsel for thc petitioncr has produced ocfb"e this Bcnch couple of orders passed by the singlc Bench of this Corrt under similar circumstances, rvhere, the,"vnt pctitions with similar gri;r..u ce u,ere tlled and disposed ofdirecting thc State autholities to clear-the rr:ti al clues at the ear.Iiest.

7. An cmployee or an oftioer rvho on retirement is i,-hc rvise cntitled to get his retiren.rcntal benefits immediately, if, nor rrk ast wrthin a reasonable penod of time. No officer ur an onplovcc shL,irkl bc pcrmrttcd to retire with a feeling of unccrtainly of rvhen he is goinl :o cet his retiral benehts. We do not intend to further precipitate thc matl.i- ,-s thc lcar-ncd Govemment Plcader for Serviccs-lli has assured o1 r nsuring that retirement dues payable to thc petitioner shall be release,: r,t thc carlicst within a reasonable period of time.

8. In the light of the said assurance, wc dispose o. the present writ petition at this juncture directing respondent No.l clsrLr-ing that the entire amount payable to the petitioner be released fbr1hr,.ith rvithin a penod of six (06) weeks from today, thiling vr4tich, the erLirc arnount with ,! I 3 regard to retiral bencf,its shall carry interest at the rate of i0% per annurn liom the date rhe rrnount lell duc rill ir is actually paid.

9. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands allorved. Therc shall be no order as to oosts. Conscquelltly, miscellaneous petitions pcnding, if any, shall stand closed

03.09.7025 Spd,hvl P.SAM KOSITY, J SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO, J