P.Sethu Raidu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

P.Sethu Raidu Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondents 1-6 to release and pay the petitioner's admitted pending final retirement benefit payments - ZP GPF Rs.6,67,644/-, Commutation Rs.18,81,914/-, Gratuity Rs.16,00,000/-, Encashment of Earned Leave Rs.12,39,017/- - expeditiously, preferably within eight (8) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed. Interest at 24% per annum as prayed was not dealt with in the operative order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents No.1 to 6 were bound to release and pay the petitioner's admitted pending final retirement benefit payments (ZP GPF, commutation, gratuity and encashment of earned leave), for which the petitioner also sought interest at 24% per annum.

Court's answer

Having regard to the submissions, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release and pay the admitted pending final payment amounts due to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

The respondents were directed to pay the specified retirement benefit amounts expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, and there shall be no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶38

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao, J.), Writ Petition No.6028 of 2025, decided 28.02.2025: A retired Assistant Technical Officer (retired 30.04.2024) sought, under Article 226, release of his admitted pending retirement benefits - ZP GPF Rs.6,67,644/-, Commutation Rs.18,81,914/-, Gratuity Rs.16,00,000/- and Encashment of Earned Leave Rs.12,39,017/- - identified by STO token numbers, together with interest at 24% per annum. The Government Pleader admitted the bills were processed but unpaid for dearth of funds. With consent of both parties the petition was disposed of at the admission stage, directing the respondents to release and pay the said amounts expeditiously, preferably within eight (8) weeks of receipt of the order, with no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed. The interest prayer was not addressed in the operative order.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD .Jtf:' -^.- -:.. (SpecialOriginal Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE TWENry EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry FME

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RA.JESHWAR RAO

WRIT PETITION NO: 6028 OF 2025

Between:

P.Sethu Raidu, S/o P.Venkateshwar Rao, Aged about 62 years, Occ. Retd Assistant Technical Officer, Rio H No.1-4-909, Gunj Road, Bodhan Town and lvlandal, Nizamabad Dist

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, rep by it Spl.Chief Secretary to Governmer'lt, Finance Department, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, Hyderabad.

2 The State ofTelangana, rep by its Principal Secretary Panchayat Raj and Rural Employee Department, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

3 The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, lnsurance Buildiilg, Aoids, Hyderabad.

4 The District Treasury Officer, Sanga Reddy, Sanga Reddy District.

5 The Sub Treasury Officer, Sanga Reddy, Sanga Reddy District.

6 The Deputy Executive Officer, MB lntra Sub Division, Sanga Reddy Sanga Reddy District.

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to pass an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandan declaring the action of the respondents No.1 to 6 in not releasing admitted Pending Final payment ol ZP GPF Bill amount of Rs. 6,67,6441- vide Chequei STO Token No.2523878865, dated 610212025, Commutation Bill Amount of Rs. 18,81,914/- STO Token No.252264905712522649077, dated 1010912024, Gratuity Amount 16,00,000/- STO Token No. 252264901012522649034, date 1ol0gl2024, Encashment of Earned Leave Amount of Rs.12,39,0'17l STO Token No. 2507830137 , dated 1410512024 along with interest alias 24percent per annum

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Petition unrJer Section-15'r cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired irr suppo(. of the petition,lii"-nigh'i"".t may be preased to direct the respondents Nc 1 to 6 to rerease ano'pav ir,"-"oritt"o pending Finar payment of ZP GPF Bilt amoun{._ef qs. O,b7,O;al---riA" Cheque/ STO Token f9.zs4fi6Bos,^{ted6to2t2ozs, bommutaiioneitr} irornt of Rs. 18,81,914t sro roken No.2522649057tzszzaqsoii, i"7ua- ioiostzoz4, Gr,atuity Amount 16,00,000/- STO Token No. ZSZZAq,O'O,2iZZA,qSO., artu -t'6n,i6;i', Encashment of Earned L^eave Amount of n.lz,Sg,017l- STO Token No. 2507830137, dated 'r4-05-2024 arong witn inteiesiatias z+peicent p"l1rr* pending disposal of the above writ petition

Cotnsel for the petitioner: SRl. NAMBI KRTSHNA

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1, 3 to 5: Gp FOR SERVICES lll

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2&6: Gp FOR SERVICES I

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RA'ESHWAR RAO .+ -vfnrr PETITION No. 6o28() F 2fJ2s

ORDER:

With the consent of both the parties, this Writ petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage.

Heard Mr. Nambi Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Services-Ill for respondent Nos.1, 3 to 5 and learned Government pleader for Services-I, for respondent Nos.2 and 6.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner retired from service on 30.04.2024 and till now, fiis retirement benefits were not released by the respondents.

Learned Government Pleader submits that the bills pertaining to the retirement benefits of the petitioner are already processed. 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, amounts will be released to the beneficiaries.

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Having regard to the above submissions, this Writ^petition is disposed of directing the respondents to release and pay the admitted Pending Final payment of ZP GPF Bill Amount of

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Rs.6,67,644/- vide ChequelSTO^{Token No.2523878865,dated} '.+'t.. 06.02.2025, Commutation^{Bill Amount of Rs.18,81,914/-vide STO} Token No.2522649057/2522649077, dated^{10.09.2024,Gratuity} Amount cf Rs.16,00,000/- vide STO Token No.25226490 I0 / 2522649 034, d ated^L0.O9 -2024^{a n d E n ca sh m ent of} Earned Leave Amount of Rs.12,39,OL7/- vide^{STO Token} No.2507830137, dated 14.05.2024,^{pertaining to the petitioner,as} expeditiously a:;^{possible, preferably} within a^{period of eight(8)} weeks from the date of receipt oF a^copy of this^{order.Th-gre shall} be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous^{petitions pending,} if any,^{shall standclosed.}

SdI MOHD.^ISMAIL AssrfltNr^REG!9fBAR //TRUE COPY// usEcrloN oFFlcER

To,

- The Sol.Chief^{Secretary to Government' Finance Department'} Or. B.R.nnrbedkar,^HYderabad'

The Principal^{Secretary Panchayat} Bgj^{g,!4lyl1-,EmployeeDepartment' Dr'}

A.n nmUe'OCar, Telang-ana Secretariat, Hyderabao'

The^{Direcl.or of TreasuriesandAccounts' lnsurance Building'Abids' '} Hyderabad.

4.TheDistrir:tTreasuryofficer,sangaReddy,sangaReddyDistrict.

The^{Sub l'reasuryOfficer, Sanga Reddy' Sanga Reddy District}

The Deputy^{Executive Officer, MB lntra Sub Division' Sanga Reddy Sanga} ReddY Dis;trict

One CC to^{SRl. NAMBI KRISHNA Advocate [OPUCI}

Two CCs^{to GP for Services-l' High Court for the State of TeLangana at} Hyderabad IOUTI

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DATED:2810212025

ORDER

WP.No.6028 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 8)*P''

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