Mulkanoori Maruthi 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. Mulkanoori Maruthi 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) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 12243 OF 2026 Between: Mulkanoori Maruthi, S/o. M. Bhoomaiah, aged about 61 years, Rtd. Sub-lnspector of Police, Vemulawada Rural Police Station, Rajanna Siricilla District. R/o. H. No. 5-4-298, Kapuwada, Karimnagar District. (PPO. No. 67-000680/5P). ... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangana, rept. by its Spl. Chief Secretary, Finance and Planning Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Govemment of Telangana, lnsurance Buildings, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, Rajanna Sircilla District. 4. The Sub Treasury Officer, Rajanna Sircilla District. 5. The Director General Of Police, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad District. ...
RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 ot the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declare the impugned action of the respondents in not releasing and paying the retirement benefits i. e. , Gratuity (TG) amount of Rs. 90,666/-with Token No. 2602575985 dt. 20. 12. 2025, Gratuity (CS) amount of Rs. 15,09,3344 with Token No. 2602575878 d1. 20. 12. 2O25, Commutation (TG) amount of Rs. l,12,122l- Token No. 2602576091 dt. 20. 12. 2025, Commutation (CS) amount of Rs. 18,66,5201 Token No. 2602576054 dt. 20. 12. 2o25, Commutation (CS) amount of Rs. 1,44,382/- Token I I l Y No. 2602576102 dt. 2o. 12. 2025, Commutation (TG)amount of Rs. 8,673/- Token No. 2602576109 dt. 20. 12. 2025, EL and HpL amount of Rs. 15,67,810,/- with Token No. 2601019226 dt. 08. 08. 2025, GPF amount of Rs. 15,62,657/- with Token No.
2601 100771 dt. 07. 08. 2025, is illegal, arbitrary, unfair, unjust, discrimination, apart from violation of all the statutory Rules and constitutional provisions and consequently direct the respondents to release and pay above mentioned benefits to the petitioner with interest @ 24 percent per annum from date of retirement to till the date of actual payment is made. l. A. NO:'l OF 2026 Petition under section '15'l 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 forthwith to release and pay the retirement benefits of the petitioner such as Gratuity (TG) amount of Rs. 90,6661 with roken No. 26o2575985 d1. 2o. 12. 2025, Gratuity (cS) amount of Rs. 15,09,334/- with roken No. 2602s75828 dt. zo. 12. 2025, commutation (TG) amount of Rs. 1 ,12,122^ Token No. 2602576091 dt. 2o. 12. 2025, commutation (cs) amount of Rs. '18,66,520/- Token No. 2602576054 dt. 2o. 12.
2025, commutation (cs) amount of Rs. i,44,382! Token No. 2602576102 d1. 20. 12. 2025, commutation (TG) amount of Rs. 8,673/- Token No. 2602s76109 dt. 2o. 12. 2025, EL and HPL amount of Rs. 15,67,810,/- with roken No. 2601 019226 dt. 08-08. 2025, GPF amount of Rs. 15,62,657/-with roken No. 260 11oo7r1 dt. 07. O8. 2025, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI M RAMGOPAL RAO Counsel for the Respondents: AGp FOR SERVICES lil 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. 12243 of 2o26 THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between: Mulkanoori Maruthi ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Special Chief Secretar5r, Finalce ald Planning Department and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri M.
Ramgopal Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-lll appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record. With their consent, ttris Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the stage o[ admission itself. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner liled the instant Writ Petition questioning the action . \ ,li of the respondents in not reieasing the petitioner's retiral benefits, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent alrthorities for payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the /is raised in the present petition Writ has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W. P. No. 2313B of 2025, which was disposed of uide order dated 03. 09. 2025, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition also. 4.
Learned Assistant Government pleader for Services-[I did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel lor the petitioner with regard to the disposal of W. p. No. 23l3g 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. 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 1S 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 benefits shall car4r interest at the rate of 10olo per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actual 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/- S. MALLIKARJ RAO ASSISTA GISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. Spl. Chief Secretary, The State of Telangana e Finance and Planning Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Govemment of Telangana, lnsurance Buildings, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, Rajanna Sircilla District. 4. The Sub Treasury Officer, Raianna Sircilla District. 5. The Director General Of Police, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad District. 6. One CC to Sri M. Ramgopal Rao, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP br Services lll, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUTI 8. Two CD Copies TJ TKS \cr ;;-r;qtrs;J . --r=#f HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED: 2110412026 ii-iE s i{ \J i"r 0 2 I'IAY 2ll2fi ORDER WP. No. 12243 ot 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITTON WITHOUT COSTS c#"1> \\ X. "
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