B.Padmavathi 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. B.Padmavathi 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) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 12314 OF 2026 Between: B. Padmavathi, W/o. R. Chinnaiah, Age 61 years, Retired Deputy Director, R/o. H. No. 3-5-68/ 1/ 1, Hyderguda, Shiva Nagar Colony, Rajendranagar, Ranga Reddy 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 Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad. 3. The Deputy Director of Treasuries, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. ...
RESPONDENTS Petition under r'rlicle 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 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 benefits to the Petitioner in pursuance of lefter/proceedings issued by the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad in Lr. No. AG(A&EyP 1 8/lV/P-1 65/SP3 1 0/2025-odl 1 334 Dt. 03. 07. 2025 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 Eamed Leave and Eamed Leave amount and other benefits in pursuance of his retirement dated 30. 06. 2025 and the proceedings in Lr.
No. AG(A&EyP18/lV/P-165/5P310/2025- 06/1334 Dt. 03. 07. 2025 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an *7 amount of Rs. 16,00,0001 sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 12,23,391t_ sanctioned vide Token No. 2600903142 dated 26. 07 . 2025 and Rs. 3,76,603/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2600903187 dated 26. 07. 2025 respectively, further an amount of Rs 25,34,1451 sanctioned towards commutation pension Value of viz. , Rs. 1g,37,6651 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600903120 dated 26. 01 . 2025 and Rs. 5,96,4g0! sanctioned vide Token No. 2600903133 dated 26. 07. 2025 respectively, the service pension Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 65,23sl-, Final GpF Finai amount of Rs. 22,60,467r- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601712081 dated 2g. 10. 2025, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 18,33,4081 sanctioned vide Token No. 2601309562 dated 11. 09. 202s, GIS amount of Rs. 62,8041 sanctioned vide Token No. 2601469013 dated 27. 09. 2025.
c)the Respondents have no rrght or power to withhold the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner after his retirement. l. A. NO: 1OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct Respondents to forthwith release all the terminal benefits payable to the petitioner pursuance of the Lr. No AG(A&E)/pi8/tv/p-165/sp310/2025-06/1334 Dt. 03. 07. 2025 the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderab ad viz. , an amount of Rs. 16,00,000/- sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 12,23,397/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2600903142 dated 26. 0r. 2025 and Rs. 3,76,603i- sanctioned vide Token No. 260o903'187 dated 26-07 2025 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 25,34,1451 sanctioned towards commutation Value pension of viz. , Rs. 1g,37,6651 sanctionei Token No. 2600903120 dated 26. o7 . 2025 and Rs,5,96,4g01 sanctioned vide Token No. 2600903133 dated 26.
07 -2025 respectively, the pension service of the petitioner was fixed as Rs. 65,2351, Finat GpF Final amount of Rs. 22,60,467/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2601712081 dated 28. 10. 202s, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 18,33,408/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601309562 dated 11. 09. 2025, Gls a;;unt of Rs. 62,804/-sanctioned vide Token No. 260'1469013 dated 27. 0g. 2inzs penoing disposal of the Writ Petition. counsel for the Petitioner: SRt GADDAM JALPATH REoDy sRl VENKAT REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: ASST. GP FOR SERVICES lll The Court made the following: ORDER ry IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABN) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION No. 123L4 of 2o26 THE 2IST DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between: B. Padmavathi ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5r to Government, Finance Department and others. ...
Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri Gaddam Jalpath Reddy Sri Venkat Reddy, Iearned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-lll appearing lor 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 lor the petitioner submits that the petitioner hled the instant Writ Petition questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner's retiral benehts, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent authorities lor payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel lor the petitioner further submits that the lis raised in the present Writ Petition has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W. P. No. 23138 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.
l,earned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-lll did not dispute the sr.. rbmissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of W. P. No. 23138 of 2025 dated 03. O9. 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. =Y7 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. 23 138 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 lO%o 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 I I SD/- P. C. SULEKHA DEV I SISTANT REGI //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, i ) 1. The Principal Secretary to Govemment, Financ artment, The State of Telan sana, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secr t, Hyderabad 2 : The Di rector of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, rabad. 3 The Deputy Director of Treasuries, j Ran s a Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. 4 One CC to SRI GADDAM JALPATH R EDDY SRI VENKAT REDDY, Advocate IoPUCI 5. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES lll High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 6. Two CD Copies BN GJP E&, CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2110412026 Ti-tE S T4 oB t () ORDER 3 0 APit 2l]2i [.. , . ). j. WP. No. 12314 ot 2026 -- i. r \. 1. ,-- DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS Or"'. -r,
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