R.Suchitra 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 2026-04-22. R.Suchitra v. The State of Telangana,. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITIO N NO: 12658 OF 2026 Between: Pharmacist Grade- R- Suchitra, Wo. P. Rajendra Kumar, Age 62 years, Retired ll, No. 11-4-2416, Christian Colony, 100 Feet Road to Grain Market Warangal, Warangal District. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The state of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Department, Dr. B. C. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad' 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad' 3. The Deputy Director of Treasuries, Warangal, Warangal District' 4. The Medical officer, E. s. l. Dispensory, lndustrial colony, warangal, warangal District. ...
RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased issue a writ order or direction especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that: a) the action of the Respondents in not making payment of benefits to the Petitioner in pursuance of letter/ proceedings issued by the n""orntrnt General (A&E), ilyderabad in Lr. No. AG(A&EyP19/IV/S-7O515P44912O25- 07 t21g6 dated 14. 08. 2025is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Article 14,'16 and 300-4 of the Constitution oT lndia. b) iurther declare that, the Respondents forthwith release all terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner including Death-cum- 'Pension, General Provident Fund amount Retirement, Gratuity, commutation of encashment of Eimed Leave and Earned Leave amount and other benefits pursuance of his retirement dated 30. 06. 2025 and the proceedings in Lr. No.
AG(A&E)/P1 9/|V/S-705/SP 44912025-07 12096 dated 1 4. O8. 2025 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. '16,00,000/- sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 15,49,0251 sanctioned vide token No. 2601343483 dated 16. 09. 2025 and Rs. 50,975/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601343540 dated 16. 09. 2025 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 23,53,8981 sanctioned towards Commutation Value of Pension viz. , Rs. 22,78,9041- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601343568 dated 16. O9. 2025 and Rs. 74,994lsanctioned vide Token '16. 09. 2025 No. 2601 343606 dated respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 60,5951, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 17,88,8501 sanctioned vide Token No. 260277 5391 dated 13. 01. 2026, GPF amount of Rs. 7 ,15,5721- sanctioned vide Token No. 26O277 5402 dated 13. 01 . 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 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&EyP1g/lV/S-70515P44912O25-0712096 dated 14. 08. 2025 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. 16,00,0001 sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. Rs. 'l5,49,025/- sanctioned vide token No. 260 1343483 dated 16. 09. 2025 and Rs. 50,975/- sanctioned vide Token No. 260'l 343540 dated 16. 09 2025 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 23,53,898/-sanctioned towards Commutation Value of Pension viz. , Rs. 22,7 8,904/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601343568 dated 16. 09. 2025 and Rs. 74,994/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601343606 dated 16. 09. 2025 respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 60,5951, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs.
17,88,850/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2602775391 dated 13. 01. 2026, GPF amount of Rs. 7,15,5721- sanctioned vide Token No. 2602775402 dated 13. 01. 2026 pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA Counsel forthe Respondents: ASST. GP FOR SERVICES lll The Court made the following: ORDER M IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION No. 12658 of 2o26 Date:22. o,4. 2o26 Between: R. Suchitra ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5r to Government, Finance DePartment and others ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri G. Mallikarjuna Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistart 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 disposa-l at the stage of admission itself. 2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner frled the instant Writ Petition questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner's retiral \. *q \ - \ benefits, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent authorities for payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the lls raised in the present Writ petition has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W. P. No. 23138 of 2025. u,hich was disposed of uid. e order dated O3. O9. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition also. 4. Learned Assistant Government preader for services-Ill did not dispute the submissions made by rearned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposar of w. p. No. 2313g 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 03. 09. 2025 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W. p. No. 23 g 13 of 2025, this Writ I Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to ensure that to the petitioner is released as the entire arnount payable six within a period of (6) as possible, preferably expeditiously with regard entire amount weeks from today, failing which, the shall carry interest at the rate of 107o per to the retiral benehts of till the actual date annum, from the date the amount fell due' its palrment. any, 1n this Writ petitions pending, if Miscella4eous be no order as to costs' Petition, shall stand closed There shall SW sD/. K.
BHAVANI AS SISTANT RE /TTRUE COPY/' SECTION OFFICER State of To, artment, The Finan D The PrinciP al Secretary to Government, 1 at, Hyderabad State S ar Telangana Dr. B. R. Ambedk Telangana' yderabad. Telangana' of Treasunes and Accounts, 2 The Director Warangal District. Director of Trea suries, Warangal, 3. The DePutY Warangal Warangal, lndu strial ColonY, fficer' E. S. I Dispensory, 4. The Medical g a n a'i i5s"t:f #:[" :i"? J or rer a n a' E f ,34'5 Saxa'=t1,i :. ? il [: :t HYderabad [OUT] \ 7. Two CD Copies BN CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 22104t2026 i , i I I THE S TA I ( t l o I 0 . 1- 4 Nqy 201fi 1) ':. . L * i, ORDER WP. No. 12658 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 0$$
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