Disposed

Kaushika Venkataramana v. The State of Telegana

Telangana HC15 Apr 2025WP/11198/2025

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What is this about?

A retired District Employment Officer sought release of pending retirement benefits including gratuity, commutation, GPF final withdrawal, earned leave encashment and APGLIF amounts. The Government Pleader stated bills were processed but unpaid due to paucity of funds. The court disposed of the petition directing payment within ten weeks.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondents to release and pay admitted pending retirement dues listed in the order within ten weeks from receipt of copy of order.

Kaushika Venkataramana Vs The State of… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Telangana HC (2025)

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,,. Htd H COURT FOR THE Sf,ATE OF TELANGANA AT^HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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TUESDAY ,THE FIFTEENTH^{DAY OF APRIL} TWO THOUSAND AND^TWENTYFIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE^{NAMAVARAPURAJEqHWAR RAO}

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WRIT PETITIo No:11198 OF 2025 n

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Between: :tr, : Kaushika Venkataramana,^{S/o.Dhanraj, aged 6'l years,Occ' Retired District} fmptov.eni officer, Rl/o.A.No.3-5-48,^{Ramnagar, Ramagundam, Peddappalli} qiskict..

..PETITIONER

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1 Th6istate of Telegana, Rep.^{by its Spl. Chief Secretary to Government,} f inince Departm6nt,^{Or.e.n.nhUeakarTelangana Secretariat;Hyderabad'}

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2 The Director of Treasuries^{and Accounts'lnsurance building, Abids,} Hyderabad.

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3 The Pav and Accounts Officer,^{O/o.the Director of TreasuriesandAccounts,} lnsuran-ce building, Abids,^Hyderabad.

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4 The District Treasury Officer,^{I/ancheriat, lvlancherial district.}

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5 The Sub-Treasury Officer,^{Bellampalli, [t/lancherial district'}

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under. Article^{226 of the constitutionof lndiapraying that in the} circumstances stated in^{the affidavit filed therewith,the High court may be} pleasedtoissueanappropriatewrit,particularlyoneinthenatureoflvlandamusor any other appropriate^{writ declaring that the aclionof the respondents in not} rellasing of admitted^{pendingfinal payments of Gratuity(composite^share1^Bill} amouni 13,02,779.00^{bearingSTO Token No. 2515886243dated26.06.2024,} Gratuity (Telangana^{share) Bill amount2,97,221OO bearingSTO TokenNo} 25i 58ti625g OiteO^{ZO.OO.Z024,Commutation (compositeshare) Bill amount} ie,OS,gt e.OO bearing STO^{Token No. 2515886273dated 26.06.2024.} Commutation^{(Telanginashare) Bill amount4,26,589'00 bearing STO TokenNo'} 2515886285dated26.06.2o24,andG.P.F.finalwithdrawalbillamountRs. i,at,zlz.oo bearing sro^{Token No. 25.17160377dated o3.o7.2024,final EL's} Encashment-BillAmountforRs.16,04,970.00SToTokenNo.2513163161dated lifi.Z1i+ and ApGLIF amount^{for Rs. 3,14,604.00 bearing STOToken No.} 2454272732 dated^{21 .02.2O24as arbilrary,un-reasonable and violationof Articles} 14,16 and 21 of the^{constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents}

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Io 1^{.to 4 hereirj to. reltr.ase and pay} admitted^pending final payments of Gratuity(composi e ; rare) Biil amount il,oz,lls.oo beaiing S-to roken No. 251_5886243 clated 26.06.2024, Cratuiiy if"Lngrn" share) Bill amount 2,97,221 .00 bear no S To Token No. 25158{i62a9 dat;d 26.06.202',1,, CorrriutLn (g9mpo1lte..1rrare) 6i, amount .18,69,818.00 bearing STO Token Nc. 2515886273 dated 26.06.202 4, C ommutation (Telangana shJre) Bill amourit +,ZO"SgS.OO bearing STO T,rke,r No, 2515886285 dated 26.06.2024, anrl G.p.F. final withdrawat birr anount Rs 2,61,213.00 bearing sro ior,"n trro zstzrooeiza;i"o 03'07 2024, finar EL's Encashment Biil Amou"nt for Rs. i6,04 970.()0 STo roken No. 2513163'1 6'1 dat,_.d 11.06.2024 and ApGLIF amount for Rr;. 3,14,604.00 bearing STo roken to. 2454272t32 dated zliz.zbz+ aronq witlr inie,"ii oi+ percent per annurr in lhe interest of justrce.

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Petition unr er Section-l!1 CpC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired i, sup port of the petition, f'""nigh corrt may be prerased to direct the respondents rlo. I to 5 herein to ielease"ano pry ,iriiteo p"riiig"ii"rr payments of Grat uity(:omposite share) Bill amount 13,O2,775.0O bearinq STO roken No. 2s1s,t624:\ dared 26..06 202q, C..uiriiv fr.i;;;;;";;r"rj"iii'rrrir", 2'97,221 .00 bearirg SIO Token trto. zsrsbaoiss ort"o zo 00.2024, commutation (composite share) Bi[ ,rmount 18,69,8rs oo oeairng sro roken No. 2515886273 dated 26.06.2024 Cc,mmutation lfefangana shJre) Biil urornt l,ZOlAl.OO bearing STO To ien No. 25158ti6285^"Ort"o- 20.00.2024, and G.p.F. finar withdrawar biil am( unt Rs 2,61,2'1 3.00 bearing sro-roten No. 2517160377 dated 03.07.2024, finar E L's r:ncashment eitt nmou;iroi Rs. 16,04,970 0r1 sro roken No' 2513163161 ia."ri 11.06-2024 ano npcrii amount for Rs 3,.14,604.00 percent bearins per STO annum Token in Nct. the 2454272132 interest of .1ustice.dated zliz.iozii "tor; *;h iri.r"l] O)+

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Counsel for the p6titiorrer:SRl. CHINDAM ANJANEyULU

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Counsel for the Resporrdents: Gp FOR SERVICES lll

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The Cor.irt made th_. folrowing: ORDER

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PETIT o L o 20

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ORDER

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

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Heard Mr.^{ChindamAnjaneyulu' learnedcounselfor the} Government^{Pleader for Services-Illfor} petitioner, and^learned respondent^{Nos.1 to 5.}

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Learned^{counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner} retired from^{service on 31'05'2024 and till now' his retirement} benefits^{were not releasedby the respondents'}

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Learned^{GovernmentPleadersubmits that the bills pertaining} to the retirement^{benefitsof the petitioner are alreadyprocessed'} However,^{due to dearth of funds, the amounts could not be released} to the^{petitioner on time'Learned Government Pleader further} submits that^{as per seriatim of the token numbers'.amou nts willbe} released^{to the beneficiaries'}

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Having^{regard to the above submissions'this Writ Petition} is disposed of^{directing the respondents to releaseand pay the} admitted^{pendingfinal paymentsof Gratuity (composite share)Bill} amount of^{Rs.13,02,779/-vide STOToken No'2515886243'dated}

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26.06.2024, Gratuity (Telangana share) Bill itmount oF Rs.2,97,22 L/- viflq STO Token No.2515886259, dated 26.06.2024, Commutation ir:omposite share) Bill amount of Rs.1B,6t),818/_ vide STO Tokerr No.2515886273, dated 26.06.2024, C,tmmutation (Telangana share) Bill amount of Rs.4,26,589/_ vide STO Token No.2515BB(,285, dated 26.06.2024, G.p.F. finat witf drawat bitl amount of Rs.2,61,213/- vide STO Token No.2517160377, dated 03.07.2024, Final ELs Encashment Bill amount of Rs.t6,O4,97O/_ vide STO Ttkerr No.2513163161. dated 11.06.2024, and APGLIF amount of ls..1,14,604/- vide STO Token No.2454272t32, dated 2L.02.2024, pertaining to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, prefer,ably within a period of ten (10) weeks fro n the date of receipt 01 a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

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I\4iscellitnec us petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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To,

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1 Il",'Jffi [liff i:T:13fln:"""og:?,;:[:,:iilE::;r?.:radmenr,

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2 Iffi"'rifi:::'^{or ,ts'""} "'^{and Accounts, lnsurancebuirdins,} Abids,

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' Il",giliBl fl'r?li:XH31i:i!#B;f " Director or rreasuries ard Accounts,

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The District Treas:ry Officer, Mancherial, t/ancherial district.

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The Sub-Tre: sury officer, Berampari, rVrancheriar district.

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One CC to S lt. ,: HTNDAM ANJANEYULU Advocate tOpUCl

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to^(iP FcR sERVICES ilt ,High court for the State or T.etangana.

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ORDER

WP.No.11198 of 2025

DISPOSING T!-IE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COS;TS

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Kaushika Venkataramana v. The State of Telegana

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