CHENNA KESHAVULU v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: K. SARATH
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-20. CHENNA KESHAVULU v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
[ 33021 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 11933 OF 2026 Between: Chenna Keshavulu, Sio Sayanna, Age about 61 years, Occ;Retired Driver Medical '1705704 and Health Department, Emp. ld FUo H. No. 4-3-115 Balaji Nagar Bhoothpur Road Mahabubnagar-50900 1 . .... ,PET1TIONER AND 1 . The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Finance Department Secretariat Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts. , Government of Telangana Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, Mahabubnagar District. 4 The sub-Treasury officer' Mahabubnagar .... RE''.
NDENTS 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 Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not releasing and paying the retirement benefits of the petitioner such as Gratuity amount of Rs. 16000001 vide token No 2601924197 and 2601924219 Commutation unit of Rs. 19289181 vide Token No 2601924140 and 2601924173 GPF cash adjustment Payment of Rs. 103435Token No. 2600807919 GPF past Final bill of Rs. 3,0O,000/- Token No. 2600821910 GPF Final Payment of Rs. 95,280/- Token No. 2601922393 EL and HPL amount of Rs. 14,46,584/- Token No. 2601922377 Difference DA Bill 300 days of Rs. 35,850/- Token No. 2603671871 GIS amount oI Rs. 448441- Token No, 2601922252 PRC arrears of Rs2,69,1o0/-covered under Tokens dated 13. 11. 2025 including ''i,-? =-".
1F ' 2601954943 2601954958 2601954974 26019s4985 2601955492 2601955803 2601 955820 260'1 955830 2601 955848 2601 955871 2601955898 2601 955920 and other retirement benefits duly sanctioned but not released as illegal arbitrary unjust and violatrve of Articles 14 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents to release all the said benefits together with interest @ 18% per annum on belated payments. LA. NO:1 OF 2026 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 direct the respondents to release and pay the pending retirement benefits i. e Gratuity commutation GPF GIS DA EL and PRC dues of the Petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI N. RAVI Counsel for the Respondents : AGP FOR SERVICES-||| The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.
SARATH WRIT PETITION No. 11933 of 2o26 THE 2OTH DAY OF APRTL 2026 Betw6en: Sri Chenna Keshavulu. ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri N. Ravi, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-Ill appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record. With their consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed the instant Writ Petition questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner's retiral !. : benefits, despite token numbers having already been raised by the responclent authorities for paymcnt of the amounts payable to the petitioncr. 3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the lis raised in the present Writ Petition has aiready been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W. P. No. 23138 of 2025, which rvas disposed ol uide order dated O3. O9. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar ordcr in the present Writ Petition also. 4. lrarned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-lll did not dispute the submissions made by learnecl counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of W. P. No. 23 138 ol 2025 dated 03. 09. 2025 and submits that the respondents will release the amounts on a priority basis of the token numbers and prayecl this Court to pass appropriate orders. 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 of this Court in W. P. No.
23138 of 2025, this Writ / Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to ensure that the entire amount payable to the petitioner is released as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from today, failing which, the entire amount with regard to the retiral benelits shall carry interest at the rate of lOoh per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its payment Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SD/- A. SREENIVASA REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// zt-l_-/ SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal secretary, Finance Department Secretariat state of Telangana at Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Government of Telangana Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, Mahabubnagar District. 4. The Sub-Treasury Officer, Mahabubnagar. 5. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUTI 6.
One CC to SRI N. RAVI, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CD Copies SA GJP li\y -:=fl i, C. C. TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2010412026 \*LAr1. g\ ,.. : s * ,:, fil \\\ \i ',-i-r. '\':/) ( r... t)1 ORDER -t_- WP. No. 11933 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE W. P AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS. I U" t\
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