Rameshwar Rao v. The State of Telangana
Court: High Court for State of Telangana
Bench: K. SARATH
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Case summary
High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-23. Rameshwar 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) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETI TION NO:'t 26380F 2026 Between: Rameshwar Rao, S/o. Rajeshwar Rao, Age 62 years, Retired Gazetted MTler, Grade-il, Rl/o. H. No. 3_3 paniJa, f9.? d. sr", Bharman Wada, Adilabad District ... PETITIONER AND 1. The State_of Telangana, UV its principal Secretary Tgq. to Govemment, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Se"retarlai, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad 4. The District Treasury Officer, Adilabad, Adilabad District. ...
RESPONDENTS Petition under Articre 226 of the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be preased to 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 terminal i benefits to the Petitioner in pursuance of letter/ proceedings issued by the Principal Accountant General (A and E), Hyderabad in Lr. No. AG(A and E)/P15/lll/R-978/ I I SP980 /2025-021629 daled 14. 05. 2025 is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Article 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 pension, of General Provident Fund amount and encashment of Earned Leave and Earned Leave amount and other benefits in pursuance of his retiremen t dated 31 . 12.
2024 and the proceedings in Lr. No. AG(A and E) p15r / ilt R-978i Sp98o r 2025_021629 dared 14. 05. 2025 of the principa I Accountant General (Aand E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. 16,00,000/_ sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 2,77,043/_ sanctioned vide token No. 2600670'113 dated 30. 06. 2025 and Rs. 13,22,g57r- sanctioned vide Token No 2600670102 dated 30. 06. 2025 respectivery, further an amount of Rs. 24,'1 1,3g1r sanctioned towards commutation Varue of pension viz. , Rs 4,17,537r- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600670. 150 dated 30. 06. 2025 and Rs 19'93,854rsanctioned vide Token No. 2600670126 dated 30. 06. 2025 respectivery, the service pension of the petitioner was fixed as Rs. 62,075! , Finar Encashment of Leave amount of Rs,16,45,392/_ sanctioned vide Token No. 2523648141 dated OB. O1 . 2025, GpF amount of Rs. 14,72,190/_sanctioned vide cheque No 2524'145919 dated 07. 03. 2025 and GrS amount Rs. 80,682/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2523719603 dated 20. 01.
2025. c) the Respondents have no right or power to withhord the terminar benefits payabre to petitioner the after his retirement. I. A. N O:1 oF 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 rerease a, the terminar benefits payabre to the Petitioner in pursuance of the Lr. No. AG(A and E)/ p1s/lll/R-978/s pg(ol2o2s_ozt62g dated 14. 05. 2025 of the principal Accountant Gener (A & E), Hyderabad viz. , amount of an s. 16,00,000/- sanctioned towards ,",,rur'' sanctioned vide token No. 2600670113 o","o ro:#i;:,-:# _:r;:i;::i; sanctioned vide Token No. 2600670102 dated 30. 06. 2025 respectivery, fu(her amount of an Rs 24,11,3g1/-sanctioned towards commutation Varue of pension Rs4'17 viz. , sanctioned '537r- vide token No. 2600670150 dated 30. 06. 2025 Rs 19'93'854/- and sanctioned vide Token No. 2600670126 dated respectively, 30. 06.
2025 the Service p t,t:,tj:* ,m* J"ril:,:# h":f :ffi ffi il "L ;l cheque No. 2524145919 dated 07. O3. 2025 and GIS amount Rs. 80, 682- sanctioned vide Token No. 2523719603 dated 20. 01 . 2025 pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Gounsel for the Petitioner: SRl. c 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. 12638 of 2o26 THE 23RD DAY OF APRjTL 2026 Between: Rameshwar Rao .. . Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri G. Mallikarjuna Sarma, Iearned counsei for the petitioner' learned '{ssistant Government pleader for Services-rl 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 . G of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner's retiral 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. 23i38 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 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' Having regard to the above made submissions and for the 5 reasonsalikeintheord'erdated03. o9. 2025passedbythe Divisiorr Bencl-r of this court in w. p. No. 23r 3g 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 benelits shall carry interest at the rate of 10% per annum, lrom the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its pa-1,rnsn 1. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SD/. B. G. VYJAYANTHI SISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// \ \ SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary to Govemment, .
Finbnce Department, State of Telangana, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Statd. $ecretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Tetangana, Hyderabad 4. The District Treasury Officer, Adilabad, Aditabad District. \ 5. One CC to SRl. c MALLIKARJUNA SARMA, Advocate tOpUCl 6. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES-lll, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OU1-] 7. Two CD Copies DAN GJP A TODAY CC HIGH COURT 23tO412O26 DATED: C sli (, ,tr { ORDER ,J O4HH -n of 2026 WP. No. 12638 i(# + \'- Lr:,t': '-"> THE WRIT PETITION DISPOSING OF WITHOUT COSTS ,,( aei\o
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