P.SARASWATHI, 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. P.SARASWATHI, v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
[ 3302 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENry SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 12384 OF 2026 Between: P. SARASWATHI, W/o Thakur Sunder Singh, Aged about 62 years, Occ Retired Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Fl/o H. No. 1-7- 833/3/20'l,ClassicApartments, Hunter Road, Subedari,Hanumakonda- 506001. (PPO No. 10-01741215P). (PPO lD No. 31 103770). ... PETITIONER AND I I 1. The State of Telangana, rept. by its Principal Secretary to Govemment, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts,, lnsurance Building, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, KHAMMAM KHAMMAM Diskict 4. The Sub-Treasury fficer, WYRA, KHAMMAM District. ...
RESPONDENTS Petition under Nlicle 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 the action of the respondents No. 'l to 4 in not releasing admitted retirement Benefits such as Pending Final payment of Gratuity (CAP Share) Bill Amount 10,01,1781- STOToken No. 2601109148 dated 21-08-2025, and Gratuity (TG Share) Bill Amount 5,98,8221- STO Token No. 260t109164dale21-08-2025 and Commutation (CAP Share) Bill Amount 11,48,170/-STO Token No. 2601109180 dated 21-08-2025,and Commutation (TG Share) Bill Amount 6,86,7401- STO Token No. 2601109197 dated 21-08-2025, GPF Final Bill Amount 6,88,665 I STO Token No. 2601692876 dated 25-10-2025,and Surrouneder Leave/Final ELs and Half Pay Leave Encashment Bill Amount 13,03,586/-5T0 Token No.
2601696709 dated 25- 10-2025, and 12 Months PRC Monetary Bill Amount 2,53,536/- STO 12 Token Nos dated 07-1 0-2025,and 3rd respondent department issued PPP lD No. 31 103770 and PPO. No. 10-01741215P, dated 08-07-2025,even after finalizing the bitts and having generated in lntegrated Financial Management and lnformation System (lFMlS), inspite of repeated requests as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14,16, and 2'l of the constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents No. 1 to 4 herein to release and pay the admitted retirement Benefits such as Pending Final payment of Gratuity (CAP Share) Bill Amount 1O,O1 ,1781- '109148 STO Token No. 2601 dated 21-08-2025, and cratuity (TG Share ) Bitt Amount 5,98,8221- STO Token No. 2601109164 date 21-08-2025 and Commutation (CAp Share) Bill Amount 11,48,170/-STO Token No. 2601109180 dated 21-08-2025,and Commutation (TG Share) Bill Amount 6,86,74O1- STO Token No.
2601'109197 dated 21-08-2025, GPF Final Bill Amount 6,88,665 /. STO Token No. 2601692876 dated 25-10-2025,and Surrouneder Leave/Final ELs and Half Pay Leave Encashment Bill Amount 13,03,586i-STO Token No. 260'1696709 dated 25-10-2025, and 12 Months PRC Monetary Bill Amount 2,53,5361- STO 12 Token Nos dated 07-'10-2025,and along with interest 18 @ % per annum l. A. NO: 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 No. 1 to 4 to release and pay the admifted retirement Benefits such as Pending Final payment of Gratuity (CAP Share) Bill Amount 10,01,178/- STO Token No. 2601 109148 dated 21-08- 2025, and Gratuity (TG Share ) Bill Amount 5,98,8221- STO Token No. 2601 109164 date 21-08-2025 and Commutation (CAp Share) Bill Amount 11,48,170/-STO Token No. 2601i09180 dated 21-08-2025,and commutation (TG Share) Bill Amount 6,86,1401- sro roken No.
2601109197 dated 21-08-2025, GPF Final Bilt Amount 6,88,665 /- sro roken No. 2601692876 dated 25-10-2025,and surrouneder Leave/Final ELs and Half pay Leave Encashment Bill Amount 13,03,586/-5T0 Token No. 2601696709 dated 25-10-2025, and 12 Months PRC Monetary Bill Amount 2,53,5361- STO 12 Token Nos dated 07-10-2025,and along with interest per annum pending disposal of the above writ petition. @180% Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. RAMU NALLAMOTHU Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR SERVICES- lll The Gourt made the following: ORDER i a t I . w IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD I l i THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION No. L23A4 of-2O26 Datez 22. 04. 2o26 Between: P. Saraswathi ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5r to Government, Finance Department and others I ... Respondents I ORDER: I Heard Sri N.
Ramu, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-Ill appearing i for the respondents and perused the materia-l on record. With l I their consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the i i stage of admission itself. I i I 2. Learned counsel for I the petitioner submits that the petitioner frled 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 petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the lis raised in ttre present Writ Petition has a-lready been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W. P. No. 23138 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. 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. 23138 of 2025, this Writ w 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, fa-iling which, the entire amount with regard to the retira. l beneht.
s shall carry interest at the rate of lOYo per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the ac tual date of rts payment Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There sha-ll be no order as to costs. sD/r AH ED ABDULLA KHAN STANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// I SECTION OFFICER To, 1 . The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, State of Telangana, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts,, lnsurance Building, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. The District Treasury Officer, KHAMMAM KHAMMAM District 4. The Sub-Treasury Officer, WYRA, KHAMMAiT/ District- 5. One CC to SRl. RAMU NALLAMOTHU, Advocate [OpUC] 6. Two ccs to GP FoR SERVTCES-ilr, High court for the state of rerangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies DAN GJP HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED: 2210412026 -,.! 2 :1. ii-iE S14 T (-. ) 0 5 r{IY 2|]26 s -t. $ ORDER . -1 r( n: - ... ,. :.! , WP. No.
12384 oI 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS
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