V.v.Thirupathamma Vs The Sate of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

V.v.Thirupathamma Vs The Sate of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage (with consent) directing respondents 1 to 4 to release the Final EL and Half Pay Leave Encashment Bill of Rs.11,12,231/- (STO Token No.2519937645 dated 20.07.2024) and the ZP GPF Bill of Rs.42,74,822/- (STO Token/Cheque No.2518751046) pertaining to the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within ten (10) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed. The prayer for interest at 24% per annum was not dealt with in the operative order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of respondents 1 to 4 in not releasing the admitted pending retirement benefit payments - Final EL and Half Pay Leave Encashment Bill of Rs.11,12,231/- (STO Token No.2519937645 dated 20.07.2024) and ZP GPF Bill of Rs.42,74,822/- (STO Token/Cheque No.2518751046 dated 13-07-2024) - even after finalizing the bills and generating them in IFMIS, is illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution, warranting a writ of mandamus +1 more

Court's answer

With the consent of both parties the writ petition was taken up and disposed of at the admission stage, directing the respondents to release the Final payment of Final Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave Encashment Bill amount of Rs.11,12,231/- with STO Token No.2519937645 dated 20.07.2024

Ratio / Principle

The ZP (Gross) Provident Fund Bill amount of Rs.42,74,822/- with STO Token/Cheque No.2518751046 (dated 13.07.2022 as printed in the operative order) pertaining to the petitioner is to be released as expeditiously as possible, preferably within ten (10) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; there shall be no order as to costs

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana (Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, J.; W.P. No.10498 of 2025, decided 08.04.2025): A retired school employee (retired 30.06.2024) filed a writ under Article 226 seeking mandamus against respondents 1-4 (Chief Secretary (Finance), Director of Treasuries and Accounts, District Treasury Officer Khammam, Sub-Treasury Officer Nelakondapalli) for non-release of admitted retirement benefits - Final EL/Half Pay Leave encashment of Rs.11,12,231/- (STO Token No.2519937645 dt.20.07.2024) and ZP GPF of Rs.42,74,822/- (Token/Cheque No.2518751046) - though bills were finalized and generated in IFMIS; violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21 alleged. The Government Pleader for Finance stated the bills were processed but unpaid for dearth of funds, to be cleared per seriatim of token numbers. With consent, the Court disposed of the petition at the admission stage directing release of both amounts expeditiously, preferably within 10 weeks of receipt of the order; no costs; pending miscellaneous petitions closed. The 24% interest claimed in the prayer was not adjudicated. The operative order prints the GPF cheque date as 13.07.2022 while the prayer prints 13-07-2024.

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IN THE HIGH^{COURTFOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD} (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE^{EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL} TWO THOUSAND^ANDTWENWFIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPURAJESHWAR RAO}

WRIT PETITI ON NO:^{10498 0F 2025}

Between:

V.V.Thirupathamma,WoM.KrishnaMurthyAgedabout6lyears'Occ'RetdSchool i;"rili.Li'ib"i1;irft6'-il.i,t,;.i6:-5;siriit2oi,^{visionpark' wood-Apertiments} ivffiil;;;ru;;iiolii^{rlo.z, rnimmamDistrict-sozooz(ppo ID No'31103083)'}

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The Director of^{Treasuriesand Accounts, lnsurance Bulding' Abids'} Hyderabad.

The District^{Treasury Officer, Khammam, Khammam District'}

The SubTreasury^{Officer, Nelakondapalli, Khammam District'}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article^{226 oI lhe constitution of lndia praying that in the} circumstances^{statedin the affidavit filed therewith,the High Court maybe} pleasedtoissueaWrit,orderordirectionmoreparticularlyoneinthenatureof Writ of Mandamus^{declaringthe action of the respondents No'1 to 4 in not} releasing admitted^{PendingFinalpayment of Final ELs and Half Pay Leave} EncashmentBillAmountll,l2,23ll-sToTokenNo.2519937645dated20.07. 2024, and ZP^{GPF Bill Amount 42,74,822t-STO Token and ChequeNo'} 2518751046 dated^{13-07-2024 ,and 3rd respondent departmentissued} pPO.No.10-016837/SP,dated 24-05-2024, even^{after finalizing the bills and} havinggeneratedinlntegratedFinancialManagementandlnformationSystem (lFMlS), inspite of^{repeated requests as illegal, arbitrary'unreasonableand} violativeofArticlesl4,,l6,and2loftheconstitutionoflndiaandconsequently

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direct the respondents No.1 to 4 herein to rerease and pay the admitted pending Final payment of Final ELs and Half pay Leave Encashm<:nt Bill Amount 11,12,2311-SrO Token No.2519937645 dated 20_01_2024, and Zp cpF Biil Amount 42,74,822i- STO Token and Cheque No. 2518751046 dated 13_07_ 2024,and along with interest @24 percent per annum.

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Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court ma1, be preased to direct the respondents No.1 to 4 to rerease and pay the admitterj pending Finar payment of Finar ELs and Harf pay Leave Encashment Biil Amcunt 11,12,231tSTo roken No.2519937645 dated 20-07-2024, and zp GpF Biil Amount 42,74,8221- STO Token and Cheque No. 2518751046 dated 13_07_2024 and along with interest @24% per annum pending disposar of the above writ petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI RAMU NALLAMOTHU

Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR FINANCE

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON,BLE^{SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPURA]ESHWARRAO -} w RIT^PETITI N No.1 04980F 20 5

ORDER:

this Writ^{Petition is taken} With the^{consent of both the parties'} up for disposal,^{at the admission stage'}

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Heard Mr.^{N.Ramu, learned counselfor the petitioner and} learned Government^{Pleader for Finance appearing for respondent} Nos.1^{to 4.}

3 Learned^{counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitloner} 30.06.2024^{and till now, her retirement} retired from^{service on} benefits^{were not released by the respondents'}

Learned^{Government Pleader submits that the bills pertaining} to the^{retirementbenefitsof the petitioner are alreadyprocessed'} However,^{due to dearth of funds, the amounts could not be released} to the^{petitioneron time' LearnedGovernmentPteader further} submits that^{as per seriatim of the token numbers'amountswill be} released^{to the beneficiaries'}

Having^{regard to the above submissions'this Writ petition is} disposed of^{directingthe respondentsto release Final paymentof} Final Earned^{Leave and Half Pay Leave EncashmentBill amountof} Rs.11,12,231l-^{with STOToken No'2519937645dated 20'O7'2024}

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and ZP Gross; Provident Fund Bill amount of Rs.42,7,+,822/_ with STO Token/Cheque No.25|8751046 dated 13.07.2022., pertaining to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of tr:n (10) weeks from the date oF receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

To,

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SD/. L.LAKSHMI BABU rY REGISTRAR KY J^sEc ;TION OFFICER

1 . The^Sf I Chief .Secretary to Government, Finance Department. Dr.ts.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Sate of Teiangana, lJyderabad.

2- The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, lnsurance Bulding, ltbids, Hyderabad.

The District Treasury Officer, Khammam, Khammam District.

The SubTreasury Officer, Nelakondapalli, Khammam District.

One CC to SRI RAMU NALLAMOTHU, Advocate. [OPUC]

Two ccs to GP FoR FTNANCE, High court for the state of rerangana. [oUT]

Two CD Copies.

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DATED:08 t0412025

CC TODAY

ORDER

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WP.No.10498 of 2025

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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