B.Vasanth Rao v. The State of Telangana

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: K. SARATH

Judgment date: 2026-04-22

Case summary

High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-22. B.Vasanth Rao 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) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 12470 OF 2026 Between: B. Vasanth Rao, S/o. Late B. Ramchander, Aged 62 years, Retired Superintendent, R/o. H No. 1 0-5-41 5, Thanagalli, Badabazar, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Govemment, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2- The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad_ 3. The Deputy Director of Treasuries, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy Diskict. 4. The Regional Sainik Welfare Officer, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. ...

RESPONDENTS Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia fraying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that d)the action of the Respondents in not making payment of terminal benefits to the Petitioner in pursuance of letter/ proceedings issued by the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad in Lr. No. PAG(A&EyP17llA/-9915P11112025- 02U765 dated 23. 05. 2025 is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Article 14, 't6 and 300-rA of the Constitution of lndia. bfurther declare that, the Respondents shall forthwith release all terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner including Death-o-rm-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 31. 05. 2025 and the proceedings in Lr. No.

PAG(A&EyP17l1ru-99/SP11112025-O4n65 dated 23. 05. 2025 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. '16,00,000/- sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 4,97,2701- sanctioned vide Token I 3' No. 2600638074 daled 25. 06. 2025 and Rs. 11,02,730/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600638003 daled 25. 06. 2025 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 17,87,906/-sanctioned towards commutation value of pension viz. , Rs. 5,55,670/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600638299 dated 25. 06. 2025 and Rs. 12,32,636/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600638004 dated 25. 06. 2025 respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 46,0251, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 13,26,1961 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600673861 dated 02. 06. 2025, Difference of DA Arrears of EUHPL amount of Rs. 32,053/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601060077 daled 12. 08. 2025, GPF amount of Rs. 4,59,5861 sanctioned vide token No. 2601245701 dated 04. 09. 2025, GPF amount of Rs.

1,05,122l- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600673788 dated 04. 09. 2025, PRC Arrears ( 12 Bills) amount of Rs. 2,80,40'11 sanctioned vide different token numbers on 02. 06. 2025, DA Arrears amount of Rs. 57,5651 sanctioned vide different token numbers on '10. 02. 2026. c)the Respondents have no right or power to withhold the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner after his retirement. l. A NO: 1OF 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 fo(hwith release all the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner in pursuance of the Lr. No. PAG(A&EyP17ilru-99lSP111l2O2S-O4t765 dated 23. 05. 2025 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. '16,00,0001 sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 4,g7,2701-sanctioned vide Token No. 2600638074 dated 25. 06. 2025 and Rs. t1,02,7301 sanctioned vide Token No.

2600638003 dated 25. 06. 2025 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 17,87,9061 sanctioned towards commutation value of pension viz. , Rs. 5,55,6701 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600638299 dated 25. 06. 2025 and Rs. 12,32,636 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600638004 dated 25. 06. 2025 respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 46,025/-, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 13,26,1961 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600673861 dated 02. 06. 2025, Difference of DA Arrears of EUHPL amount of Rs. 32,053i- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601060077 dated 12. O8. 2025, GpF amount of Rs. 4,59,586/- sanctioned vide token No. 2601245701 dated 04. 09. 2025, GpF amount of Rs. 1 ,05,122- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600673788 dated 04. 09. 2025, PRC Arrears (12 Bills) amount of Rs. 2,80,4011- sanctioned vide different token numbers on 02. 06. 2025, DA Anears amount of Rs. 57,565/- sancfioned vide different token numbers on 10. 02. 2026 pending disposal of the Writ Petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SRINIVASA RAO MADIRA,U Counsel for the Respondents: ASST. cP SERVICES lil The Court made the following: ORDER ! i. . ii I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAI) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION No. L247O of 2ot26 Date:22. o,4. 2o126 Between: B. Vasanth Rao ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department and others ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri Madiraju Srinivasa Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and 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 '' + \ benehts, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent authorities for payment of the amounts pa5ralls to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the Iis raised in the present Writ Petition has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W. P. No. 23138 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 for Services-lll did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposat of W. P. No. 23138 of 2025 dated 03. O9.

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 03. 09. 2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W. p. No. 23 13g of 2025, this Writ tl I. r. . , . 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 lOo/o per arrnum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its payment. J4iscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall Stand closed. There sha-ll be no order as to costs. Sd/. L. VIJAYA LAXMI AS STANT REGIS /ffRUE COPY// S TION OFFICER To, '1 nance a ment, The State of .

The Principal Secretary to Government, Fi teS , Hyderabad. Telangana, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Sta 2 The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad ReddY District. 3 The Deputy Director of Treasuries, Ranga Reddy, Ranga a Reddy, Ranga ReddY District The Reg ional Sainik Welfare Officer, Rang 4 5 One CC to SRI SRINIVASA RAO MADIRAJU, Advocate [OPUCI lll, High Court for the State of Telangana' 6 Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES tourl 7. Two CD Copies BN/PMK q* CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2210412026 tntr 5 T4 t /,' (1)'. -) ) t\ 0 { irAY 2i 2026 ORDER . r * riCH WP. No. 12470 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ,ds> a

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