B SOWBHAGYA LAXMI 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 2026-04-16. B SOWBHAGYA LAXMI v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
I [ 33021 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO :11462OF 2026 Between: Dattaiah Aged about yearc occ: Deputy Director B. Sowbhagya Laxmi, w/o S. 62 Department of Drugs Conkol Administration n"tir"O Or'. iSir Controi Administration plot Enclave Pragathi Nagar v"ng"i n";Nagar Hyderabad Ro No134 Vasavi ppo District-500091, No. 06-ar"irp"rrv Qutb"ullapur Mandal Medchal Malkajgiri 10732215P ... PETITIONER AND l. TheStateofTelangana,RepbyitsPrincipalsecretarytoGoVtHealthMedical& Family Welfare Department Secretariat Hyderabad-500022 Secretary to Govt Finance 2. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Department Secretariat Hyderabad-500022 & Family welfare 3. The commissioner, Government of Telangana Health Medical Department Sultan Bazar Hyderabad-50000'l (A & E), Telangana Saifabad Hyderabad- 4.
The Principal Accountant General 500004 Treasuries and Accounts, Government of Telangana 5. The Director of Boggulakunta, Hydewrabad-500001 Payment office M J Road Nampally Hyderabad- 6. The Joint Director, Pension 500001 T. TheDirectoroflnsurance,RegionalofficeTelangana5. g-23HillfortRoad Adarsh Nagar, HYderabad-500063 ... RESPONDENTS Petition under Arlicre 226 of the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High cor. t . 'uv-0" pruaseo to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to relegse and pay the retirement benefits i. e. , ciaiuity commutation EL Encashment T-sGLr etc as per the orders of the 4th nesptn-oent in Lr. No AG (A&Eyp1s/ilr/s -1077tsp 64st2024-1ot2834 dared o7. 11. 20t24 r. i-ii r"x* No. 252396o861 Gratuity amorllJ 'craluity ol Rs 12,r 4,s03-00 ii) Token No. 2523960862 amount of Rs. 3,95,497-00 iii) Token No.
2523960'g63, commutation ,mornl or Rs 23,89,472-00 iv) Token No 2523960865, commutation amount of Rs. 7,58,447-00 'rli. "n v) Token No. 2523959758, EL Encashment amount of Rs. 2+,+g,8zo--oo- No. 2523505649 TSGLr amount of Rs. 9,02,003-00 to which petitioner is "ii entifleJ'to a-iong with 10% per annum from the date the amount fefl oue tifl it is actuafiy priJ tt," orders of the Divisionar Bench of this Hon'bre court passed in wp No. 2313 "r-p* g of 2o2s dated 03. 09. 2025. l. A. NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the writ petition, ihJ High court may be preased to direct the respondents to rerease and pay the retirement benefits i e. , bratuity co.. rLttn er Encashment TSGL| etc as per the orders of rhe 4th Respono. "i ii ir. r. r". nC'inirv P15/lll/s-1077/sP 645t2o24-10t2834 dated 07. 11. 2024 and i) Token No. 2523960861, Gratuity amount of Rs12,14,503-00; ii) Token No.
2s23960862, crrtriiy-rrorni ot Rs.. 3,85,497-00; iii) Token No. 2523960863, Commutation amount of Rs. 23,89,472_00; iv) Token No 2523960865 Commutation ' amount of Rs. 7,58,447-OO ul' iot", No. 2523959758, EL Encashment amount of Rs. 24,49,870-00 vi) Token tto-zsz'gsoioqs TSGLI amount of Rs. 9,02,003-00 forthwith pending disposar of t'he above *r', p",io", Counsel for the petitioner: SRI G. RAMAN GOUD Counsel for the Respondents: ASST. Gp 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. 11462 of 2o26 Date: 16. O4. 20. 26 Between: B. Sowbhagra Laxmi ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rcp. by its Principal Secrctary to Government, Health, \4cdical and Family Wellare Department and others ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri G. Raman Goud, learned counsel for tl-re petitioner and learned Assistan.
t 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 counscl for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed the instalt Writ Petition questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner,s benefits, despite token numbers havir-Lg alrcady been raised the respondent authorities lor payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that lis raised in the present Writ pctition has already adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court W. P. No. 23138 ol 2025, which was disposed of uid. e order O3. O9. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in present Writ Petition also. 4. Learned Assistant Gorrernment pleader lor Services_Ill not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioner with regard to the disposal of W. p. No.
23l3g of dated 03. 09. 2025 and submits that the respondents will release the amounts on a priority basis of the token numbers prayed this Court to pass appropriate orders. 5. Having regard to the above made submissions and for reasons alike in the order dated 03. 09. 2025 passed by 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 amolrnt payable to the petitioner is released as expeditiously as possible, prelerably within a period ol slx (6) weeks lrom today, failing which, the entire amount with regard to the retiral benehts shall carry interest at the rate of 1O%o per annum, lrom 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 I AXMI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// G SECTION OFFTCER To, '1 .
The Principal Secretary to Govt Health Medical & Family welfare Department The State of Telangana, Secretariat Hyderabad 5 O O O L2- 2. The Principal Secretary to Govt Finance Depa(ment, The State of Telangana, Secretariat Hyderabad Government of Telangana C O O O z_z_ 3. The commissioner, Government of relangana Health N4edical & Family welfare Department Sultan Bazar Hyderabad 5 O O OO I 4. The Principal Accountant General A & E, Telangana Saifabad Hyderabad 5-O O O O g 5. The Director Accounts, Governmeni 9[.. [gapuriep _and of Telangana Boggulakunta t{delrb 5 O OOo , I ^d 6. The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office M J Road Nampally Hyderabad S0oOo I 7. The Director of Insuranpe, Regional Office Telangana 5-9-23 Hill fort Road Adarsh Nagar, tUdera! SOOO 63 "J 8. One CC to SRI c. RAMAN GOUD, Advocate [OpUC] 9. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES ttl, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 10. Two CD Copies BN cJP ? ,& l CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 1610412026 ,% -QJ .
c a ORDER . G WP. No. 11462 of 2026 ti' a rr- \'. , (\ P DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS toe'D w \'
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