Safia Sultana Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Safia Sultana Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the respondents to release and pay the petitioner's six retirement-benefit heads (Gratuity TS Rs.5,29,395; Gratuity CS Rs.10,70,605; Commutation TS Rs.5,62,391; Commutation CS Rs.11,37,334; Earned Leave Rs.7,45,365; G.P.F. Final Rs.13,70,876 — aggregate Rs.54,15,966 computed) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within ten (10) weeks; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents were required to release and pay the petitioner's retirement benefits — Gratuity (TS) and (CS), Commutation (TS) and (CS), Earned Leave encashment and G.P.F. Final — said to have been tokenised in August 2024.

Court's answer

The Court disposed of the writ petition by directing that the enumerated retirement benefit amounts pertaining to the petitioner be released and paid 'as expeditiously as possible, preferably within ten (10) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order'.

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition was disposed of without costs.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad — W.P. No. 11064 of 2025 (Safia Sultana v. The State of Telangana rep. by Spl. Chief Secretary, Finance Department, and four others), decided 11-04-2025 (Honourable Sri Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwarrao, sole judge). A retired S.G.T. (aged about 62) filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a writ of mandamus against the respondents' failure to release her retirement benefits tokenised in August 2024: Gratuity (TS) Rs.5,29,395 (Token 2522429513), Gratuity (CS) Rs.10,70,605 (Token 2522429481), Commutation (TS) Rs.5,62,391 (Token 2522429667), Commutation (CS) Rs.11,37,334 (Token 2522429632), Earned Leave Rs.7,45,365 (Token 2522375530) and G.P.F. Final Rs.13,70,876 (Token/Cheque 2522375508). The Court disposed of the writ petition without costs, directing payment as expeditiously as possible, preferably within ten (10) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, and closing miscellaneous petitions pending, if any. No precedent cases were cited and no statutory provisions other than Article 226 are referenced in the surviving text.

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IN THE HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD} (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH^{DAY OF APRIL} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENryFVE}

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI^{JUSTICENAMAVARAPURAJESHWARRAO}

WRIT PETITI ON^{NO:110640F 2025}

Between:

Safia Sultana, Wo^{MohdYaseen Ali' aged about 62 years'} .Rtd S.G.T., Govt. Primary School, Rajampet^{(UM)'Sangq'qd-{V'} -S^angareddydrstrrct R/o H.No.4-Bbzlsll,'[Iinie"ra^{Nagar,'sarigarirddy. (PPo.No.70-001442tsP)}

...PETITIONER

AND

The State of Telangana,^{rept. by its Spl.Chief Secretary, Finance Department} Secretariat, Hyderabad.

The Director of Treasuries^{andAccounts, Government of} Telangana, lnsurance^{Buildings,Abids, Hyderabad'}

J. The District Treasury Officer,^{Sangareddy, Sangareddy District'}

The Sub Treasury Officer,^{Sangareddy' Sangareddy District'}

5 The Diskict Educational^{Officer, Sangareddy district.}

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article^{226 of the constitution of lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in^{the affidavit filedtherewith,the High court may be} pleased to issue an order or direction^{or writ, more particularly one in the nature} of writ of Mandamus,^{declarethe impugned actionof the respondents in not} releasing and^{payingthe retirementbenefits i.e. Gratuity(TS)amount of Rs'} 5,29,395/- with Token^{No.2522429513dt.13-08-2024, Gratuity (CS) amountof} Rs.10,70,605/- with Token^{No.2522429481 dt.13-08-2024, Commutation(TS)} amount of Rs. 5,62,391t- with^{Token No. 2522429667d1.13-08-2024'} Commutation^{(CS) amount of Rs. 1 1,37,3341'withToken No. 2522429632dl'13-} 08-2024, E.1., amount^{of Rs.7,45,365/- with Token No.2522375530 dlOT-08-2024} and G.P.F. Final amount^{of Rs.13,70,876/-with Token/ChequeNo.2522375508}

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t3.08.2024, Gretuity^{(CS) amount of Rs'10,70,601i/-tvith Token} No.2522429+81 dated^{t3.08.2024,Commutation(fS) amount of} Rs.5,62,391,'- rvith^{Token No.2522429667date'l 13'OB'2024,} Commutatio 1^{(CS) amount ofRs.LL,37,334/-w thToken} No.2522429i32'. dated^{13.OB'2024,Earned Leave amount oF} Rs.7,45,365r- ',r'ith^{TokenNo.2522375530dated 07 0[i'2024 and} Gross Prov delt Fund^{Final amount ofRs.l3'70,t176/-with} Token/Cheq )e^{l\o.2522375508 dated 07.08.2024, p3rtaining to the} petitioner, as expeditiously as^{possible, preferablywithin a period of} ten (10) weeks from the date^{of receipt of a coprr of this order'} There shall^l>e n,: order^as to^costs'

Miscel aneous^{petitions pending, if any,shallstand closed.} /' , .

SD/- P.PADMANABHA;REDDY DEPU'TY REGISTRAR / //TRUE coPY// sEcrloNtFFlcER

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The Sub^{--reasiury Officer, Sangareddy' SangareddyDisrict}

The Distri:t^{Ecucational Officer, Sangareddy district'}

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DISPOSING OF^{THE WRIT PETITION} WITHOUT COSTS