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R.Sarada v. The State of Telangana

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: K. SARATH

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High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-21. R.Sarada v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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[ 3302 I 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: 12231 OF 2026 Between: R. Sarada, W o. R. Sampat Rao, Age 62 years, Retired Gazetted Head Master GradeJl, R/o. 12-2-50519, Flat No. 202, Classic Homes, HUDA Colony, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District- . ,... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 3. The Principal Accountant General (Aand E), Telangana, Hyderabad. 4. The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, Nampally, Hyderabad. .....

RESPONDENTS Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ oider 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 benefits to the Petitioner in pursuance of letter/ proceedings issued by the Principal Accountant General (Aand E), Hyderabad in Lr. No. PAG(A&E/P'13/lll/S-1 1 '1 1 5P59312O24-1012571 datd 08. 11. 2024 is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Article 14, 16 and 300-4 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. 11.

2024 and the proceedings in Lr. No. PAG(A&EyP13/111/S-111115P59312024-1O12571 dated 08. 11. 2024 of the Principal Accountant General (Aand E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount Rs. 16,00,000/- sanctioned towards retirement gratuity Rs. 10,78,835/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2523504527 dated 18. 12. 2024 and Rs. 5,21,165/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2523504531 daled 18. 12. 2O24 respectively, further amount of Rs. 20,28,3651 sanctioned towards Commutation Value of Pension viz. , Rs. 13,67,670/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2523504536 dated 18. 12. 2024 and Rs. 6,60,69s|sanctioned vide Token No. 2523504538 dated 18. 12. 2024. respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 52,2151, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 10,99,947l- sanctioned vide Token No. 2523726943 dated 20. 01. 2025, GPF amount of Rs. 6,36,740l- sanctioned vide Token No. 2524164002 dated 13. O3. 2025 and GIS amount Rs. 71,7721- sanctioned vide Token No. 26001 19983 daled 17 . 04. 2025.

c) the Respondents have no right or power to withhold the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner after his retirement. I. A. NO:'f 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 release all the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner in pursuance of the Lr. No. PAG(A&EyP1 3/lll/S-'t 1 1 1/ 5P59312O24-1O12571 dated 08. 11. 2024 of the Principal Accountant General (A and E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. 16,00,0001 sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. '10,78,8351 sanctioned vide Token No. 2523504527 daled 18. 12. 2024 and Rs. 5,21,165/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2523504531 dated 18. 12. 2024 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 20,28,365/- sanctioned towards Commutation Value of Pension viz. , Rs. 13,67,6701 sanctioned vide Token No. 2523504536 daled 18. 12. 2Q24 and Rs. 6,60,695|sanctioned vide Token No.

2523504538 daled 18. 12. 2024. respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 52,2151, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 10,99,947l- sanctioned vide Token No. 2523726943 dated 20. 01. 2025, GPF amount of Rs. 6,36,740l- sanctioned vide Token NI. 2524164OO2 dated 13. 03. 2025 and GIS amount Rs. 71,7721- sanctioned vide Token No. 26001 19983 dated 17. 04. 2025 pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR SERVTCES-||| The Court at the stage of admission 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. L223L of 2o26 THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between: R. Sarada ... 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, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-lll 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 T 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 payabie to the petitioner. a () 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, whrch was disposed ol uid. e order dated O3. O9. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition also.

4' Learned Assista,t 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. 23 13g of 2025 dated 03 09 . 2025 and submits that the respondents wilr 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. 2313a 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 benehts shall carry interest at the rate of lOoh per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actua-l date of its payment.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Sd/. L. VIJAYA LA)(MI SISTANT REGIS //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 . The Principal Secretary to Governme Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, H bad 2. The Comrhissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad 3. The Principal Accountant General (Aand E), Telangana, Hyderabad. 4. The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, Nampally, Hyderabad. 5. Two CC's to GP FOR SERVICES-IIl, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. (OUT) 6. One CC to SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA, Advocate [OPUCI 7. Two CD Copies SA C. C. TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2110412026 T nE S R 14 ( o o tl 0 { i1 Y 20? b ,) l \. * . l ,l} .. <. : T ORDER WP. No. 12231 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE W. P AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS. cc9 q { L-l

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