Md. Azeemuddin v. The State of Telangana
Service and pension – Retirement benefits – Non-release
Case brief
What is this about?
Md. Azeemuddin v. The State of Telangana and others, Writ Petition No. 2810 of 2025, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), decided 03.02.2025 by Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao. Retired government school assistant sought mandamus for release of retirement dues (gratuity TS/CS, commutation, GPF, earned/half-pay leave encashment, 30 days surrender leave) withheld after 30.04.2024 retirement; Government Pleader attributed delay to dearth of funds. Petition disposed at admission stage with consent; release directed within eight weeks; no costs. Keywords: Article 226, mandamus, pension, gratuity, commutation, GPF, leave encashment, surrender leave, dearth of funds, token number seriatim, Telangana, Wanaparthy/Mahabubnagar retiree.
What did the court decide?
Respondents directed to release, pertaining to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within eight (08) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order: Gratuity (TS) Rs.3,95,719/- (Token No.9978732 dt.25.05.2024); Gratuity (CS) Rs.12,04,281/- (Token No.9978703 dt.25.05.2024); Commutation (TS) Rs.5,01,664/- (Token No.9978426 dt.25.05.2024); General Provident Fund Rs.8,53,931/- (Cheque No.25225937 dt.06.09.2024); Final Encashment of Earned Leave/Half Pay Leave Rs.6,77,172/- (Token No.20710295 dt.25.07.2024); 30 Days Surrender Leave Rs.1,39,675/- (Token/Cheque No.3621104 dt.20.04.2024). No order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions closed. No direction was made on the 24% per annum interest prayed for in the petition.