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T.Ramchandra Reddy and 4 others v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC24 Jan 2025WP/2009/2025

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What is this about?

Five retired government teachers whose pension had been sanctioned but whose retirement benefits were withheld due to lack of funds filed a writ petition seeking release of gratuity, commutation, GPF, GIS and leave encashment amounts. The court directed respondents to release the benefits per sanction proceedings within eight weeks.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondents to release petitioners' retirement benefits as per sanction proceedings within eight weeks; miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.

T.Ramchandra Reddy and 4 others Vs The… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY,THE TWENry FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

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WRIT PETITION NO:2009 OF 2025

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Between:

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T.Ramchandra Reddy.ed S&, S/o. T. Raji Reddy, aged about 61^years, Occ . Retd. Head Madter, Rl/o. H.No.3-4-423 and 424, Flat No.201 , Symphony Royal Apartments, Narayanguda, Hyderabad -500029.

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S. Jaipal Reddy, S/o. S. Venkat Reddy, aged about 6'l^years, Occ . Retd. Head Master, Rl/o. Flat No. 402, Dwaraka Nilayam, Dwaraka Nagar, Z.P Road, Hastinapuram, Hyderabad - 500079.

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B, Narayan Rbddy, S/d. B. Venugopal Reddy, aged about 61^y6ars, Occ^. Retd. School Assistant, R:/o. H.No.8-7-911184, Hastinapuram^(South), Vaishalinagar Post, Karmanghat, Hyderabad - 500079.

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S. Narasimha Rao, S/o. S. Ramulu, aged about 61 yegrs, Occ. Retd. Head Master, Fi/o. H.No.12-2-4151112, Flat No.103,^- Gokul Apartments, Gudimalkapur, SBI Colony, Asif Nagar, Hyderabad - 500028.

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K. Anji Reddy, S/o. K. Ram Reddy, aged about 61^years, Occ . Retd. Head Master, Rl/o. H.No.7-3-18l'18, Reddy Colony, Extension, Bairamalguda, R.R Dist - 5ooo79'

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...PET'r.NERS

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AND

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'1 . The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Spl. Chief Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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1. The Office of the Principal Accountant General (A and E),^Telangana, Hyderabad-500004.

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The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, lnsurance Building,^Abids, Hyderabad.

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The Sub Treasury Officer, Hayathnagar, Ranga Reddy District.

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The Sub Treasury Office, Kalwakurthy, Nagarkurnool District.

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The Sub Treasury Office, lbrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy District.

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The Sub Treasury Office, Chevella, Ranga Reddy District.

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B. The Sub Treasury Office, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District.

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District Educational Officer, Ranga Reddy District.

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District Educational Officer, Nagarkurnool District.

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'l'l . District Educational Officer, Nalgonda District.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 oI lhe Constitution of lndia^{praying that in the} circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High^{Court may be} pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of

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Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent^{No.1 in not releasing} admitted Gratuity. Commutation, GPF, GlS, EL, even^{after finalizingthe billsand} having generated in Comprehensive Financial Managernent^{System (CFMS),} inspite of repeated rL.quests as illegal, arbitrary, unreasc,nable^{and violative of} Articles 1 4, 16 and 2l'1 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently^directthe Respondent No.1 to release^payments to the Petitioner^No.1 ,^{Gratuity amountof} Rs. 16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.26,61 ,950-00, EL amount of Rs.20,'1 1,210-00, GIS amount of Rs.94,654-00, arrd GPF amount^of Rs.19,78,282-00, and Total amount of Rs.83,46,096-00, Petitioner^{No.2, Gratuity} amount of Rs.1 6,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.22,38,91^{3-00 and EL} amount of Rs.1 3,43,,423-00, and Total amount of Rs.51 ,82,336-00, Petitioner No.3, Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.21,85,305-00, EL amount of Rs.12,57,820-00, GIS arnount of Rs.64588-00 and GPF amount of Rs.12,00,000-00, and Total amount of Rs.63,Q7,713-00, Petitioner No.4, Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.26,61,950-00, EL amount of Rs.17,65,496-00, and GPF amount of Rs.10,40,000-00, ancl Total amount of Rs.70,67,448-00, ind Petitioner No.5, Gratuity amount of Rs.'16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.28,6 1,232-00, EL amount of Rs.19,03,777-00, GIS amount of Rs.1 ,08,21t]-00, and GPF amount of Rs.29,41 ,302-00, a.rd Total amount - Rs.94,14,529-00 along with interest @ 24 per annum

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under Siection 151 CPC^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court may be^pleased to direct the Respondenl No.1 to release and pay Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,00000, Commutation am,runt of Rs.26,61 ,950-00, EL amount of Rs.20,1 1,21O-OO, GIS amount of Rs.94,654-00, GPF amount of Rs.19,78,282-00 totaling an amount of Rs.83,46,096-00 tc, the Petitioner No.!, Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.22,38,913-00 and EL amount of Rs. 13,43,423-00, totaling an amount of Rs.51,82,336-00 to the Petitioner No.2,Gratuity amount of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.21 ,85,305-00, El-- amount of Rs.12,57,820-00, GIS amount of Rs.64588-00, GPF amount of Rs.'12,00,00000totaling an amount of Rs.63,07,713-00 to the Petitioner No.3,Gratuity amount

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of Rs.16,00,000-00, Commutation amount of Rs.26,61 ,950-00'^{EL amount of} Rs.17,65,496-00, GPF amount of Rs.10,40,000-00^{and totaling an amount} Rs.70,67,448-00 to the Petitioner^No.4, Gratuity^{amountof Rs.16,00,000-00,} Commutation amount of Rs.28,61,232-00, EL^{amount of Rs.19,03,777-00' GIS} amount of Rs.1 ,08,2'18-00, GPF amount of Rs.29,4'1 ,302-00^{totaling an amount of} Rs.94,14,529-00 to the Petitioner No.Salong^{with interest} @^{24 per annum} pending disposal of the above writ petition

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl.^{B. RAJESHWAR REDDY}

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1,3&8:^{GP FOR SERVICES lll}

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Counsel for the Respondent^Nos. 9to11:^{GP FOR SERVICESI}

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE^{PULLA KARTHIK}

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WRIT PETITION No.2OO9 OF²⁰²⁵

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ORDER:

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With the consent of the parties, this Writ^{Petition is t.rken up} for disposal, ilt t1e stage of admission itself.

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Heard Srj B.Rajeshwar Reddy, learned counsel^forthe petitioners; learned Government Pleader for^{Services[[llirr} respondent Nos.1, 3 and 8; learned^{GovernmentPleaderlbr} Services-[ lbr respondent Nos.9 to 11; and Sri^{Ii.Bai:rX.i"hr-r.,} learned Standinll Counsel for Accountant General,^{for respondent} No.2 .

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Learnecl <:ounsel for the petitroners submits that the petr[ioners rvere retired on 3i.08.2O24, 37.O7.2Oi14, 31.-O3.2024, 3l.Oa.20'24 and 3O.O6.2O24. Considering their^{pensionproposals,} respondent No..2 sanctioned pension to the^{p,etitionel'suide} proceedings, d ated 22.O8.2024 , L6.O7 .2024 . 09 .OA.2024, 12.O7.2024 an,i 14.O5.2O24 respectively. However, till norv, their retirement ber-refits u,ere not released by the responclents.

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Learned Government Pieader submits that due^tt.r dcarth ol' funds, the amollnts could not be released to the^{petltioners,(,n} time. Hou,evcr, rn pursuance of^proceedings, dated 22.OB.2O24 ,

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Wp 20Oq 2025

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16.07.2024, 09.O8.2O24, 12.07.2024 and 14.05.2024, amounts will be released to the beneficiaries_

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Having regard to the above made submissions, this Writ Pctition is disposed of directing the respondents to release relirement benefits to the petitioners in pursuance o[ proceedings No.AG(A&E)/ P tS /tv /R- t8g /S92OO 12O24-OS / t6g4. dated 22.oa.2O24; No.AG(A&tr)/ p 16 /II lJ-4O /Sp2O1 /202405/ 1043, dated 76.07.2024; No.AG(A&E)/p16lrrlN_t7 t /sp3g2/ 2O24-O7 l1460, dated 09.Oa.2O24; No.AG(A&E)/p t7 /t/N_BT / SP2O2 / 2024 -OS I 1 247, dated t 2.O7 .2024 ; and No.AG(A&E) / p i 7 / IV /^A-19 /5P57 / 2O24-O4 / 494, dated 14.O5.2024 issued. bir respondent No.2, as expeditiousl5r as possible, preferablv within a periocl of eight (8) weeks trom the date of receipt o[:r copv of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

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Miscellaneous petitions pendin g, if any, shall stand closed

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SDAL.LAKSHMI BABU ASSIS NT REGIS //TRUE COPY// T]ON OFFICER

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To,

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The Special Chief Secrelary to Government, Finance Department, Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Telangana Se'"retariat. ff rJ"ir6, j

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rne Umtce of the princinal Accountant^-General (A and E), Telangana,

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Hyderabad-500004.

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The HvderabadDirector of Treasuries and Accounts, lnsurance Building, Abids,

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The Sub Treasu 5. ry^Officer, Ha^yathnagar, Ra nga Redd v District. The Sub Treasu ry Office, Ka lwakurthy, Nagarku mool District.

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o- The Sub Treasu ry Office, tbrahim patnam, Ran ga Reddy District 7. The Sub Treasu ry Office, Chevell a, Ranga Reddy District. 8. The Sub Treasu ry Office, Natgonda, Nalgon da District. 9. District Educational Officer, Ranga Reddy District 10. District Educational Officer, Nagarkurnool District 11. District Educational Officer, Nalgonda District

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13.12. One CC to SRI B. RAJES HWAR REDDY, Advocate [OPUC

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13.12. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES ilt ,High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

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14.Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES I High Court for the State of Telangana, at

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Hyderabad [OU

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ORDER

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WP.No.2009 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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