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K.Purushotham Reddy 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 2026-04-23. K.Purushotham Reddy v. The State of Telangana. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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[ 3302l IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Speciat Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITlON NO:12631 oF 2026 Between: K. Purushotham Reddv. S/o. KJagga Reddy, Age 6ryears, Retired schoor Assistant (Sociat), R/o. H. No. rB-9-rao, Roa-o"No. i3, ii;;ilr;'A""tony, Khammam, Khammam District. .. ,. PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Telangan ,: principal its Secretary t"p . by to Government, Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana Strte Su"r"trrl"i, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad 3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad. 4. The District Treasury Officer, Khammam, Khammam District. .....

RESPONDENTS Petition Under Anide 226 0f the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be preased to issue a writ order or direction especiafiy one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that, a) the action of the Respondents in not making payment of terminar benefits to the petitioner in pursuance of retter/ proceedings issued by principar the Accountant Generar (AandE), Hyderabad in Lr. No. AG(AandE)tp14ilrp-s2rsp12ilt 2o25-o4l 8'rB dated 29 -os. zozs is iilegar, arbitrary and discriminatory, viorating A(icle 14, 16 and 300-4 of the constitution of rndia. b) further decrare that, the Respondents shall forthwith rerease a terminar benefits payabre petitioner to the including Death-cum-Retirement, Gratuity, commutation pension, of General Provident Fund amount and encashment of Eamed Leave and Eamed Leave amount and other benefits in pursuance of his retirement dated 31. 07. 2025 and the proceedings in Lr.

No. AG(AandE)t p14l p-s2 I I I sp12&l 2o2s- o4t 818 dated 29. 05. 2025 of the Principal Accountant General (A and E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. 16,00,000/- sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 3,94,1 261 sanctioned vide Token No. 2601066641 dated 1s. o1. zo25 and Rs. 12,05,874l- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601066628 dated 15. 08. 202s respectively, further an amount of Rs. 22,38,913/- sanctioned towards commutation value of pension viz. , Rs. 5,51,5091 sanctioned vide Token . tS. 0B. 2025 No. 2601066612 dated and Rs. 16,87,404/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601066602 dated 1s. oB. 2ozs respectively, the service Pension of the petitioner was fixed as Rs. 57,6351, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 7,71,06g1 sanctioned vide Token No. 260104545'1 dated 12. 08. 2o2s, GpF amount of Rs. 12,71,590/- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601691428 dated 2s. 1o. 2025, Gls amount Rs. 54,9241- sanctioned vide Token No. 2601 944821 dated 12. 11. 202s and pRC Arrears amount of Rs.

2,95,704l- sanctioned vide different token numbers on 12. o9. 2o2s. c) the Respondents have no right or power to withhold the terminal benefits payable petitioner to the after his retirement. |. A. NO:1 OF 2026 Petition Under Section 15'l 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 to forthwith release all the terminal benefits payable to the Petitioner rn pursuance of the Lr. No. AG(AandE)ip14iltp-s2tsp12}t2o2s-o4t 818 dated 29. 05. 2025 of the Principal Accountant General (As6E), Hyderabad viz. , an amount of Rs. 16,00,000/- sanctioned towards retirement gratuity viz. , Rs. 3,g4,126r sanctioned vide Token No. 260106664'1 dated 1s. og. 2o2s and Rs. 12,05,8741 sanctioned vide Token No. 260106662B dated 1s. og. 2o2s respectively, further an amount of Rs. 22,38,913/- sanctioned towards commutation value of pension viz. , Rs. 5,51,509^ sanctioned vide Token No. 260l0666't2 dated 15.

08. 2025 and Rs. 16,87,4041 sanctioned vide Token No. 2601066602 dated 1s. o1. 2o2s respectively, the service pension petitioner of the was fixed as Rs. 57,6351, Final Encashment of Leave amount of Rs. 7,71,06gr sanctioned vide Token No. 2601045451 dated 12. o1. 2ozs, GpF amount of Rs. 12,71,590/- sanctioned vide Token No. 260'r691428 dated 25. 10. 2025, Grs amount Rs. 54,924l-sanctioned vide Token No. 2601 944821 dated 12. 11 . 2028 and pRC Arrears amount of Rs. 2,95,704l-sanctioned vide different token numbers on 12. 09. 202b pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA Counsel for the Respondents : AGp FOR SERVICES -lll The Court at the stage of admission 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. 1263L of 2026 THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL 2026 Between: K. Purushotham Reddr, ... Petitioner AND The State of Telanganzr, Rep.

by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department and others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri G. Mallikar. luna Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant pleader Government for services-III appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record. With their conscnt, this petition Writ is taken up for disposal at the stage of admrssion itself. 2. Learned 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 petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for 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 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 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 benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 10%o per annum, from the datt: the amount felt due, till the actual date of rts payment. Miscelianeous petitions pending, if any, in this Writ Petition. shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SDI. B. G. VYJAYANTHI ISTANT REG]STRAR //TRUE COPY// SEGTION OFFICER To 1. The Principal Secretary to Governmeri! / Finance Department, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, State of Telangana at Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of School Education, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Telangana, Hyderabad. 4. The District Treasury Officer, Khammam, Khammam District. 5.

Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES- lll, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUTI I 6. One CC to SRI G. IUALLIKARJUNA SARMA, Advocate IOPUC] i 7. Two CD Copies SA GJP C. C. TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2310412026 . \ . l-E+t. I i; o l4L:+ R o t o 'J -2 0 4 i/! Y ? 07rl J :: f^ : :. ,, : . \-. ORDER WP. No. 12631 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE W. P AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS. O{.. + " 1)'

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