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Mohd Zafaruddin 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 2026-04-17. Mohd Zafaruddin v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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T t t [ 3302 I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 11548 OF 2026 Between: Mohd Zafaruddin, S/o Mohd Mazheruddin, Age 63 Years, Occ : School Assistant ZPSS Neelwai, Mancherial District, R/o H. No. 10- 166, l-ine Gadda, Chennur, Mancherial District 504201. PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Spl. Chief Secretary to Govemment, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telahgana Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana, Hyderabad. 3. The PrincipalAccountant General (A & E), Telangana, Hyderabad 500004. 4. Head Master, ZPSS, Neelwai, Mancherial District, Telangana State. 5. The District Treasury Officer, Mancherial. 6. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Mancherial, Telangana State. (Respondents No'2 to 4 and 6 are formal parties) ..... RES,.

NDENT' 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents No. 1 and 5 herein in not releasing admitted Commutation Bill Amount of Rs. 10,30,633/- vide Token No. 2524037604Dt. 25. O2. 2025, Commutation Bill Amount of Rs. 6,25,001/- vide Token No. 2524037511 Dt. 25. O2. 2025, Gratuity Bill amount of Rs. 9,96. 001/- vide Token No. 2524037558 Dt. 25. 2. 2025,Gratuity Bill amount of Rs. 6,03,999/- vide Token No. 2524037533 dt. 25. A2. 2025, Final Encashment of Eamed Leave Bill amount of Rs. 9,30,7831- vide Token No. 2523767612 Dt. 24. O1. 2025, ZP GPF Final Payment Bill Amount of Rs. 7,56,586/- vide token No. 2524241890 Dt. 17. O3. 2O25, l! ii Grand Total o[ Rs.

49,43,003/-,even after finalising the bill and having generated in (lFMlS), inspite of repeated lntegrated Financial Management lnformation System of requests as ill,:gal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative to Articles 14,16 and 21 respondent No. 1 herein the Constituti6n of lndia and consequently direct the to of Rs. 10,30,633/- vide Token release and pay the admitted Commutation Bill Amount vide No. 25240376(r4 Dt. 25. 02. 2O25, Commutation Bill Amount of Rs. 6,25,001/- Token No. 252:4037511 Dt. 25. 02. 2025, Gratuity Bill amount of Rs. 9,96. 001/- vide Token No. 25114037558 Dt. 2 5. 2. 2025, Gratuity Bill amount of Rs. 6,03,999/- vide TokenNo. 252tl137533 dt. 25. O2. 2025; Final Encashment of Earned Leave Bill amount of Rs 9,30,783/- vide Token No. 2523767612 Dt. 24. 01. 2025, ZP GPF Final Payment Bill Amount of Rs. 7,56,586/- vide token No. 2524241890 Dt. 17. 03. 2025, Grand Total ol Rs. 49,43,003/- |. A.

NO:1 OF 2:026 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 Commutation Bill Amount of Rs. 10,30,633/- vide Token No. 2524037604 25'2. 2025, Commutation Bill Amount of Rs. 6,25,001/- vide Token No. 2524037511 . 25. 02. 2025, Gratuity Bill amount of Rs. 9,96. 001/- vide Token No. 2524037558 Dt. 25. 2. 2025, Gratuity Bill amount of Rs. 6,03,999/- vide Token No. 2524037533 d1. 25. O2. 2025, Final Encashment of Earned Leave Bill amount of Rs. 9,30,7831 vide Token No. 25237676'12 Dt. 24. 01. 2025, ZP GPF Final Payment Bill Amount of Rs. 7,56,586/-vide token Nc,. 2524241890 Dt. 17. 03. 2025, Grand Total of Rs. 49,43,003/-, pending disposal of therwrit petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI VONJARI RAJA SHEKAR REDDY VENKAT RAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondents : AGP FOR SERVICES'||| The Court at the stage of admission made the following ORDER - .. :. l. i. i, .! i:.

rs IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF'TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION No. 11548 of "2o126 THE 17TII DAY OF APRIL 20. 26 Between: Mohd. Zafaruddin. ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rept. by its Special Chief Secretary to Government, Finance Department and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri Vonjari Raja Shekar Reddy Venkat Ram Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-[Il appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record. with ttreir consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2. Lea. :ned 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 benefits, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent authorities for payment of the amounts payable to the pelitioner. 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the lis raised in the present Writ Petition has already been adjudica'-ed by the Division Bench of this Court in W. P. No. 2313B of 2025, which was disposed of uide order dated O3. O9. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present \Vrit Petition also. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-lll did ) not dispirte 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. 5. Having regard to the above made submissions and for the reasons alike in the order dated O3. O9. 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 is released as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from today, failing which, the entire arnount with regard to the retiral benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 10%o per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its payment. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SDL A. SREENIVASA ASSISTANT /ffRUE COPY// OFFICER To 1. The Special Chief Secretary to Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambed kar Telangana Secretariat, at Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Tela 3. The Principal Accountant General (A AND E), na, Hyderabad 500004. 4. The Head Master, ZPSS, Neelwai, Mancherial District, Telangana State. 5. The District Treasury Officer, Mancherial. 6.

The Chief Executive Officer, ,Zilla Parishad, Mancherial, Telangana State. 7. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES -lll, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUTI 8. One CC to SRt VONJARI RAJA SHEKAR REDDY VENKAT RAM REDDY, Advocate [OPUC] 9. Two CD Copies SA TKS W "'''__. r,Til1'-,':. --' "/ , C. C. TODAY HIGH CC}URT DATED i 1710412026 e t ? (J 2 t rPR 202$ = * *. ORDER WP. No. 11548 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE W. P AT THE :iTAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS 14 1rl- 1A i I ii

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