Konda Venkateshwarlu v. The State of Telengana
Case brief
What is this about?
Service law — retirement/pension benefits — non-release of Gratuity (TS/CS), Commutation (TS/CS), EL & HPL and GPF after superannuation on 31.08.2024 — State plea of dearth of funds — mandamus under Article 226 directing payment within 10 weeks per seriatim of token numbers — no interest awarded despite prayer for 18% p.a. — no costs — Telangana High Court, single judge — WP No.13703 of 2025, disposed at admission stage.
What did the court decide?
Respondents directed to release and pay the petitioner's retirement benefits — Gratuity (TS) Rs.14,00,747/-, Gratuity (CS) Rs.1,99,253/-, Commutation (TS) Rs.3,31,501/-, Commutation (CS) Rs.23,30,449/-, EL & HPL Rs.15,18,488/- and GPF Rs.4,71,111/- — as expeditiously as possible, preferably within ten (10) weeks; no order as to costs; interest @ 18% p.a. sought in the petition was not granted; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.