Dismissed

Mohd. Abdul Gafoor v. Union of India

Telangana HC8 Apr 2025WP/10465/2025

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What is this about?

This bench of two judges disposed of a writ petition filed by ex-postal employees challenging the commutation of pension rules. The Court held the petition was not maintainable as the Central Administrative Tribunal under Section 14 of the Administrative Tribunal Act is the proper forum for such disputes.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition is disposed of as not maintainable.

Mohd. Abdul Gafoor Vs Union of India — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL

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TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P,SAM KOSHY AND

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IHE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO^NANDIKONDA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 10465 OF 2025

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Between:

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1 Mohd. Abdul Gafoor, S/o M.A.Razak^{Aged about 77 yeas,Occ. Sub-} Postnraster (Retd), Tandur Post Office. Dist^{Vikarabad,H..No3-2-31,} Kumargalli Vikarabad District Telaangana State.^{Pin 50'l '141}

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2 N/ohd. Shafi, S/o Mohd Gulam Aged 72^years. Occ.^{MailoverseerTandur(retci)} H No 2-1-46 Saipur Road,Tandur, Vikarabad^{Dist,Telangana state,Pin .501} 141

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3 Mohd Rahamatulla, . S/o tvlohd Jabbar Ali^{Aged74 years, Occ. MTS (Retd) H} No 2-2-290114C, Shanthinagar, Tandur, Vikarabad^{Dist, TelanaganState,} Pin. 501 141

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4 I\4ohd Ali, S/o Abdul azeezkhan Aged 75, Occ.^{Postman(Retd) H. No. 16-2-} i55l5tAl1 , Gaddiannaram, P and T Colony Hyderabad, Telangana^State,Pin 500 060.

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5 K.Ranga Reddy, S/o Manik Reddy Aged about 77^{years,.Occ. Poslman} (Retd), Tandur'Post Office Dist. Vikarabad, H. No.^'l-30, Karankot village Tandur Mandal, Vikarabad District Telangana State. Pin 501¹⁵⁸

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.,.PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 Union of lndia, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry^{of Communications and lT.} [)eparlment of Post Dak Bhavan,^{Sansad Marg,New Delhi -1 10 001.}

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2 lhe Chief-Postmaster General,^{TelanganaCircle,Abids, Hyderabad500001}

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f he Postmaster-General, HQ Region, Jama-l-Osmania^{P.O. Hyderabad 500} 007 Telangana.

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4 The Drrector of Accounts,^(Postal) Telangana Postal Circle,^DaksanAbids, Hyderabad 500 001

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...RES'.NDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of^{lndia praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit^{filed therewith,the High Courtmaybe} pleased to tt is submitted that this Honourable Court may be^pleased to^{issue a} Writ of Mandamus, or any^{other appropriate writ, order,or direction to the} respondents more^{particularly the respondent No.1} and^{its subordinatesto} consider therepresentations^{of the Applicants in view of this Honourable High}

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Court of^{Telangana,interimorders in WP NO 30850 of 2024and Honourable CAT} Mumbai and^{HonourableChennai in OA No 860 ot 2024 and OA No 1589 of} 2024,^{respectivelyand to quash Rule 10 10-A and Appendedto Rule B of CCS} (commutation^{of pension Rures)19g.1 in so far as it's appricabirity/adoption by the} Respondents^{which providesfor restorationof commutedportion of pension on} completion^{of 15 years fromthe dateof payment of commuted pension is illegal'} arbitrary.^{unjust, u nconstitutional' violationof principlesof naturaliustice' and in} violative^{of Article14, 21 and 300-4 of the Constitutionof lndia'}

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IA NO: 1 oF 2025 Petition under^{Section151 CPC prayingthat in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit^{filedin support of the petition'the High Courtmaybe pleasedto pass} such directions^{as the Hon'ble Court deem fit' directing the respondents} more s and circumstances^{of the caseto restrain from recovery of} particLrlarlY in^{the fact} commuted Portion^of pension from the^{monthly pensionof the Applicant and Stay} the recovery^{with irrrrnediate eftect}

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Counsel^{for the Petitioners: SRINANDURI VENI(ATA SUBBARAYUDU} counsel^{for the Respona*t"iini 6Aor pnavEeN KUMAR' Deputysolicitor} General^{of lndia}

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The Court^{made the following:ORDER}

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THE HON'BL^{E SRI JUSTICEP.SAMKOSHY}

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AND

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THE HON'B^{LE SRIJUSTTCENARSINGRAO NANDIKONDA} WRIT PETITION^{No. 1O 465oE2o25-}

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ORDER: ber^{Hoi'bleSriJusticePsalr(oshv'/}

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Hearne Mr.N.Vekata^{SubbaRayudu' learned couniel for the} petitioners.

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The petitioners^{beforethis Court are ex-employees of the postal} department^{and challengingthe provision of commutation of pension} scheme

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The postal^{department is a departmentwhich is notifiedunder} Section 14^{of the AdministrativeTribunal Act' grantingjurisdiction} upon the^{Central AdministrativeTribunaltohear the disputes} pertaining to^{employees' of the postal department'}

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In view of^{the lact that the postal department being a notified} establishment^{under Section 14 of theCentral Administrative} Tribunal,^{we are of the consideredopinionthat it wouldnot be proper} for this Bench^{to entertainthe dispute at the Iirst instance whenthe} petitioners have^{another forum for ventilatingtheir grievance'}

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[n vie'*' of the^{same, the instant writ petition standsdisposed of} as not maintainable,^{reservingthe right of the petitioners to approach} the concerned^{CentralAdministrativeTribunal for redressing their} grlevance.

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As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending if any, shall

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stand closed.

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I;D/.I-. LAKSHMI BABU r QEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ? S,ECTION OFFICER

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To 1 -[he Secretary, Union of lndia, Ministry of Communications and lT, Department of Post Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -'1 10 001 z The Chief-Postmaster General, Telangana Circle, Abids, Hyderabad 500 001 3 The Postmaster-General, HQ Region, Jama-l-Osmania P.O. Hyderabad 500 007 Telangana 4 The Director of Accounts, (Postal) Telangana Postal Circle, Daksan Abids, Hyderabad 500 00'1 . 6 One CC to SRI NANDURI VENKATA SUBBA RAYUDU, Advocate TOPUCI 6 One CC to SRI GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR, Deputy Solicitor Generat'of tndii loPUCl 7 Two CD Copies PSK. us^w

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DATED:0810412025

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DISPOSING C)F THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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