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G.Sanjeeva Kumar 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. G.Sanjeeva Kumar v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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\ [ 3302 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENry FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 12387 OF 2o26 Between: G. Sanjeeva Kumar, S/o. Papaiah, Age 61 years, Retired School Assistant, Rl/o. H. No. '16-3-89214, Vidyanagar Colony, Fort Road, Warangal, Warangal District. ... PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Govemment, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad. 4. The District Treasury Officer, Warangal, Warangal District. ...

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 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 letter/ proceedings issued by the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad in Lr. No. AG(A&E)/P'13/l/S- 151515P91412025-1214139 dated 07. 01. 2026 is illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, violating Article 14,16 and 300-A of the Constitution of lndia. b) further declare that, the Respondents shall forthwith release all terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner including d) Death-cum-Retirement, Gratuity, Commutatibn of Pension, General Provident Fund amount and encashment of Eamed Leave and Earned Leave amount and other benefits in pursuance of his retirement dated 31. 01.

2026 and the Date proceedings in Lr. No. AG(A&E/P13ll/S-1515/SP91412025-1A4139 dated 07 . O1 . 2026 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E),Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. 16,00,000/- sanctioned towards retirement gratuity v2. , Rs. 3,92,002- sanctioned vide token No. 2603405644 dated '12. 02. 2026 and Rs. 12,07,998/- sanctioned vide token No. 2603405633 dated 12. 02. 2026 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 24,11,391/- sanctioned towards Commutation Value of Pension viz', Rs. 5,90,794/- sanctioned vide. token No. 2603405660 dated 12. 02. 2026 and Rs. 18,20,597/-sanctioned vide Token No. 2603405653 dated 12. 02. 2026 respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 62'0751' Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 12,80,7101 sanctioned vide Token No. 2603645507 dated 09. 03. 2026, GPF amount of Rs. 11,1'1,5251 vide Cheque No. 2603797466 dated 20. O3. 2026 and PRC Arrears (12 Bills) amount of Rs. 3,'16,886/- sanctioned vide different token numbers 09. 03. 2026.

c) the Respondents have no right 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 Steleal iR tlie 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,AG(A&E)lP'l3l1lB-151515P91412025-1214139 dated 07. O1 . 2026 of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs,'16,00,0001 sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 3,92,002/- sanctioned vide token No. 2603405644 dated 12. 02. 2026 and Rs. 12,07,998/- sanctioned vide token No. 2603405633 dated 12. O2. 2026 respectively, further an amount of Rs. 24,11,3911 sanctioned towards Commutation Value of Pension viz. ' Rs. 5,90,7941 sanctioned vide token No. 2603405660 dated 12. 02. 2026 and Rs. 18,20,S97/-sanctioned vide Token No.

2603405653 dated 12. 02. 2026 respectively, the Service Pension of the Petitioner was fixed as Rs. 62,0751' Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 12,80,710/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2603645507 dated 09. 03. 2026, GPF amount of Rs. 11,1'1,525/- vide Cheque No. 2603797466 dated 20. O3. 2026 and PRC Arrears (12 Bills) amount of Rs. 3,1 6,8861 sanctioned vide different token numbers 09. 03. 2026 pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA Counsel for the Respondents: ASST. GP FOR SERVICES lll The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HTGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT TryDERABAI) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION No. 12387 of 2o26 THE 21ST DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between: G. Sanjeeva Kumar ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri G.

Mallikarjuna Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner, Iearned 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 hled the instant Writ Petition questioning the action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner,s retiral benefits, dcspite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent authorities for payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner. 3. L,earned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the /ls 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 uid,e order dated O3. O9. 2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition atso.

4' Learned Assistaat Government preader for Services-Ill did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of w. p. No. 2313g of 2o2s dated 03. 09. 2o2s 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. 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 amount with regard to the retira-l benefits shalL carry interest at ttre ratqof lO91o per annum, lrom the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its payment.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, sha-ll stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SD/- P. C. SULEKHA DEVI SISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal. Secretary to Government' Finan De artment, The State of S riat, Hyderabad. Telangana, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State e, Hyderabad 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana 3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telarigana, Hyderabad' 4. The District Treasury Officer, Warangal, Warangal District' 5. One CC to SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA, Advocate [OPUC] at lll, High Court for the State of Telangana, 6. Two CCs to GP FoR SERVICES Hyderabad [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies BN b CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2110412026 :\ li'd -';rt :, 'ni . :,, i_, ' . F . s * ORDER ril:' Q rrO s\ 1,. j", \ r,*. 1. ' WP. No. 12387 ot 2026 \ <)'r. ,,' '\2 -! \ul Yr H o Ft :_--:--. -:i :-j DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS pI Dl 4

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