Single Judge disposed of a writ petition disputing the delay in releasing a retired school assistant's gratuity and pension benefits, directing payment within six weeks with interest for default.
Release of retirement benefits within six weeks; 10% annual interest from due date if delayed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATEOF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE SIXTHDAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSANDAND TWENTYSIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE K. SARATH
Between:
Katkam Ravi Kumar, S/o.K. Rajalingam,aged about62 years, Rtd. School Assistant(Social), Z.P.H.SBalrajpally, VemulawadaRural Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla District. R/o H.No.3-3-24,SavarnaStreet Karimnagar,Karimnagar District. (PPO. No.67-00061 8/SP).
...PETITIONER
AND
..RESPONDENTS
petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in theaffidavit filed therewith,the High Courtmay be pleased to issue an orderor directionor writ, mone particularlyone in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declare theimpugned action of the respondentsin not releasing and paying the retirement benefits i.e.,Gratuity (TS) amount of Rs. 6,05,194/-with Token No.260022 4525 dt.1.05.2025,Gratuity (cs) amount of Rs. 9,94,806/- with Token No.2600224525 dt.1.05.2025,commutation (TS) amountof Rs.6,42,914/- Token No.2600224529 dt.1.05.2025,Commutation (CS) amount of Rs.10,56,811/- Token
No.2600224527 dt.1.05.202s, EL and HpL amount of Rs. 9,03,631,/- with roken No.260057520 dt.10.04.2o2s, GpF amount of Rs. 17,64,26T1- with Token No.2600555959 dt.10.06.2025, Gls amount of Rs. 24,916l- with roken No.2600578069 dt.3O.04.2O25 No.2600224525 dt.1.05.2025, is iltegat, arbitrary, unfair, unjust, discrimination, apart from violation of all the Statutory Rules and Constitutional provisions and consequently direct the respondents to release and pay above metttioned benefits to the petitioner with interest @24 percent per annum from date of retirement to till the date of actual payment [s made.
l.A. NO: 1 OF 2026
Petition ttnder Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed irr support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents forthwith to release and pay the retirement benefits of the petitioner such as Graluity (TS) amount of Rs. 6,05,194/- with Token No.2600224S25 dt.1.05.2025, t3ratuity (CS) amount of Rs. 9,94,806/- with Token No.2600224525 dt-1.05.2025, Oommutation (TS) amount of Rs.6,42,9141- Token No.26OO224S2g dt.1.05.2025, tlommutation (CS) amount of Rs.10,56,811/- Token No.26OO224S2T dt.1.05.2025, EL and HPL amount of Rs. 9,03,6311- with Token No.260057520 dt.1o.04.2o25, GPF amount of Rs. 17,64,2611- with roken No.260055595g dt.16.06.2025, GIS amount of Rs. 24,976t- withToken No.260057g06g dt.30.04.2025 No.ZOOtiZZ 452 5 dt. 1 .05.2025,pending disposat of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. M RAMGOPAL RAO
Counselfor the Respondents: Gp FOR SERVICES lll
The Court made the following: ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT FORTITE STATEOF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAI)
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICEK.SARATH
No.
THE O6TH DAY OF APRIL 20/26
Between:
Katkam Ravi Kumar.
...Petitioner
AND
The State of Telangana, Rept.by itsSpecial Chief Secretar5r, Finance and Planning Departmentand others.
...Respondents
ORDER:
Heard Sri M. Ram Gopal Rao, learnedcounsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-Ill appearing for the respondents andperused the materialon record. With their consent, this WritPetition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admissionitself.
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benefits, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respc,ndent authorities for payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner.
3 Lea,ned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the /rb raise<l in the present writ petition has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this court in W.P.No.2:lt3g of 2025, which was disposed of uide order dated o3'o9'2oi2s, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ petition also
4- Lear:eed Assistant Government pleader for services_Ill did not dispute the submissions made by rearned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposar of w.p.No.2313g of 2025 dated o3.()g-2025 and submits that the respondents w,l rerease the amou:nts on a priority basis of the token numbers and prayed thi,s Court to pass appropriate orders.
5' Havi,g regard to the above made submissions and for the reasons al ike in the order dated o3.og .2025 passed by the Division Bench of this court in w.p.N o.23138 of 2025,this writ
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Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to ensure that the entire amount payable to thepetitioner isreleased as expeditiously as possible, preferablywithin a period of six (6) weeks from today, failing which, the entire amountwith regard to the retiral benefits shall carry interest atthe rate of 1O7o per anmlm, from the date the amount felldue, tillthe actualdate of its payment.
Miscellaneous petitionspending, if any, inthis Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall beno order as to costs.
SD/. A.SREENIVASAREDDY
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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETTTION cOSTS
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Whether retirement benefits were illegally withheld despite token numbers being raised.
Katkam Ravi Kumar
The State of Telangana
Justice K. Sarath
As recorded by the court registry
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