Ramana Chandrakani 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 2026-04-21. Ramana Chandrakani v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
[ 3302 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 12256 OF 2026 Between: Ramana Chandrakani, S/o. Narasaiah, aged 62 years, Occ:Retd. Record Assistant, Fi/o. H. No. 13-191 , Sai Ganesh Nagar, Khammam town and District. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangna State Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Govt. of Telangana, lnsurance Building, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, Khammam district, Khammam, Telangana. 4. The Principal Accountant General A and E, Telangana, Hyderabad ...
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 Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus by declaring the inaction of the Respondents in releasing the pensionary benefits such as Gratuity (TS) amount of Rs. 3,67,975! vide Token No'2601 1 12589' dt. 2248-2o25, Gratuity (CS) amount of Rs. 12,32,025/- vide Token No 2601 112868' dt. 22-OB-2025, Commutation (TS) amount of Rs vide Token '3 '43 '2021- No. 26011,t2571,d1. 22-08-2O25andcommutation(cs)amountofRs. 11,49'083i-vide Token 2601112385, dt.
22-OB-2O25 even after finalising the bill and having generated in Comprehensive Financial Management System (CFMS) as illegal' arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents to release and pay the said pensionary benefits with interest @l8percent per annum in the interest of justice. l. A. NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the respondents to release and pay the pensionary benefits such as Gratuity (TS) amount of Rs. 3,67,975/- vide Token No. 2601 112s89, dt. 22-o\-202s, Gratuity (cS) amount o'f Rs. 12,32,o25r vide Token No. 2601 1 12868, dr. 2z-o}-2025, commutation (TS) amount of Rs. 3,43,2021 vide Token No. 2601112571, dt. 22-OB-202S and commutation (cS) amount of Rs. 1 1 ,49,083/- vide Token 2601 1 1 238s, dt.
2z-o}- 2025 wilh interest at the rate of 'lBpercent per annum in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRt LAKKADI DAYAKER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: AGp FOR SERVICES lll The Court 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. L2256 of2026 THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between: Ramana Chandrakani ... Petitioner AND The State of Telalgana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5z, Finance Depa-rtment, and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri Lakkadi Dayaker Reddy, 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 '.
1 of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner,s retira_l benefits, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent authorities lor payment of the amounts payable to the Petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the lis raised in the present Writ Petition has a. lreadv been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W. p. No. 2313B of 2025. which was disposed of uide order dated O3. O9. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition also 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader lor Services-lll did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of W. p. No. 2313g of 2025 dated 03. o9. 2025 and submits that the respondents will release the amounts on a priority basis of the token numbers arrd prayed 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 retira-l benehts shall carry interest at the rate of 1O7o per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actua-l date of its payment. Miscellaneous pelitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SD/- L. VIJAYA LAXMI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// (7 I SECT]ON OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangna State Secretariat, The State ofTelangana, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Govt. of Telangana, lnsurance Building, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, Khammam district, Khammam, Telangana. 4.
The Principal Accountant General A and E, Telangana, Hyderabad 5. One CC to Sri Lakkadi Dayaker Reddy, Advocate IOPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP for Services lll, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUTI 7. Two CD Copies TJ GJP w HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED: 211041202G ^i S.. a-: c i . 1J. , 1 (' E. ; ORDER i) '1 ,,)- s \". \.. J- . t WP. No. 12256 of 2026 r rl lr. 1 . :, DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS *y(
Source: High Court for State of Telangana. Dataset: Dattam Labs. CC BY 4.0. Text extracted automatically; compare with the source PDF for layout and accuracy.