N ASHOK RAO v. The State of Telangana

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: K. SARATH

Judgment date: 2026-04-21

Case summary

High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-21. N ASHOK RAO 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:12 339 0F 2026 Between: N Ashok Rao, S/o Laxman Rao Age 62 years Retired principal - H. No. 2_9_263 Vikas nagar NGOs Colony hanumakonda ... PETITIONER AND 'l' The state of rerangana,. rep by_its principar secretary to Government I Dept finance dept Dr. B. R. AmbedkaiSecretariai Hyderabad ; 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of Treasuries I and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad. I : 4. The District Treasuries Officer, Warangal , Warangal District. I I ... RESPONDENTS I I Petition under Anicre 226.

of the I constitution of rndia praying that in the I circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be preased to issue a writ order or direction especiafly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus I declaring that I I a) The action of i the Respondents in not making payment of terminar benefits to I the Petitioner in pursuance of retter/proceedings principar issued I by the Accountant General (A&E), I Hyderabad in Lr. No. AG(A&Eyp19/vA-1s1tsp36st2o2s-o6t1121 I daled 23-07. 2o26 is iilegar, arbitrary and discriminatory, viorating A,ticre 14, 16 and 300-A of the Constitution of lndia. b) further declare that, the Respondents shall forthwith release all terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner including Death-cum-Retirement, Gratuity, Commutation of Pension, General Provident Fund amount and encashment of Earned Leave and Earned Leave amount and other benefits in pursuance of his retirement dated 30 04. 2025 and the proceedings in Lr. No.

AG(A&EyP19/1/A- 15115P36512025-0611721 dated 23. 07. 2026 of the Principal Accountant General '16,00,000/-sanctioned (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount Rs. towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 4,22,799/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2601'133195 dated 23. O8. 2025 '133163 and Rs. 11 ,77 ,2011- sanctioned vide Token No. 260'1 dated 23. 08. 2025 respectively. further an amount of Rs. 30,76,247l- sanctioned towards Commutation Value of pension viz. , Rs. 22,63,350/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601133209 dated 23. 08. 2025 and Rs 8,12,8971-sanctioned vide Token No. 2601133224 dated 23. O8. 2025 respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 79. 1901, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 18,99,1281 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600447360 dated 03. 06. 2025, GPF amount of Rs. 10,66,188/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2600948916 dated 05. 08. 2025, G. l. S. amount of Rs. 1,OO,274l-sanctioned vrde Token No 2600447352 dated 03. 06.

2025 and PRC Arrears amount of Rs 4,51,400/-sanctioned vide different token numbers on 09. 05. 2025. c) The Respondents have no right or power to withhold the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner after hrs retirement. d) And pass such order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. l. A. NO: 1OF 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 forthwith release all the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner in pursuance of the Lr. No. AG(A&E)lP19lllA-15115P36512025-0611721 dated 23. 07. 2026 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount '16,00,000/-sanctioned Rs. towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 4,22,799/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2601133195 dated 23. 08. 2025 and Rs. 11,77,2011- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601 1 33163 dated 23. 08.

2025 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 3O,76,2471- sanctioned towards Commutation Value of pension viz. , -7 Rs. 22,63,35O1 sanctioned vide Token No. 2601 133209 dated 23. 08. 2025 and Rs 8,12,897lsanctioned vide Token No. 2601 133224 dated 23. 08. 2025 respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 79. 1901, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 18,99,1281 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600447360 dated 03. 06. 2025, GPF amount of Rs. 10,66,188/-sanctioned vide Token No. 26009489'16 dated 05. 08. 2025, G. l. S. amount of Rs. 1,00,274i- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600447352 dated 03. 06. 2025 and PRC Arrears amount of Rs 4,51 ,400/-sanctioned vide different token numbers on 09. 05. 2025 pending disposal of the Writ Petition and pass such order or orders as this Honble Court may deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI G.

MALLIKARJUNA SARMA 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. 12339 of 2o26 THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between: N. Ashok Rao. ... Petitioner AND 'lhe State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretarlz to Government, Finance Department and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri (i. Mallikarjuna Sarma. learned counsel for the petitioner, Iearned Assistant Government pleader for Services-lll appearing lor the respondents ald perused the materia,l on record. With their consent, this Writ petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2.

Learned coun sel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed the rnstant petition writ questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner's retira-l benehts, 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 already been by the Division Bench of this Court in adjudicated W. P. No. 23138 of 2025, which was disposed of uide order dated O3. OT. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition also. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-Ill did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of W-P. No. 23138 of 2025 dated 03. 09. 2025 and submits that the respondents will release the amounts on a priority basis of the token numbers and prayed this Court to pass appropriate orders.

5' Having regard to the above made submissions and for the reasons alike in the order dated O3. O}. 2O25 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 benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 1O%o per annum, from the date the amount lell due, till the actua,l date of rts 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 AF TANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Government Dept finance dept Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Secretariat, Telangana State Hyderabad 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Hyderabad. 3.

The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana Hyderabad. 4. The District Treasuries Officer, Warangal District. 5. One CC to SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA, Advocate. [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES lll High Court for the State of Telangana' at Hyderabad [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies. BSK GJP HIGH COURT DATED: 21t04t2026 CC TODAY p (J . )i' . ,' ORDER -){ 6 WP. No. 12339 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WTHOUT COSTS t COR9 0 rJ(- R d [o

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