Hrudaya Lakshmi Vuyyuru Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

Hrudaya Lakshmi Vuyyuru Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to Respondents 1 to 4 to release and pay the petitioner the entire amount payable towards her admitted retiral benefits forthwith within six (06) weeks, failing which the retiral-benefit amounts carry interest at 10% per annum from the date they fell due till actual payment; miscellaneous petitions pending in the writ petition stand closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondents 1 to 4 in not releasing the petitioner's admitted retiral benefits (Commuted Value Pension, Gratuity (Composite Share and TG Share), CVP Bills (Composite Share and TG Share), Final EL and HPL Encashment, ZP GPF Final Payment and GIS Final Payment), even after finalising the bills and generating them in CFMS, is illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution, calling for a writ of mandamus directing release with interest. +1 more

Court's answer

The respondents are directed to ensure that the entire amount payable to the petitioner is released forthwith within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of the order.

Ratio / Principle

For the reasons alike in the order dated 03.09.2025 passed by the Division Bench in W.P.No.23138 of 2025, this writ petition is disposed of.

Key takeaways

Failing release within the six-week period, the entire amount with regard to retiral benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the date the amount fell due till it is actually paid.ratio¶47
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed, and there shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶50

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Telangana High Court at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), single judge (Hon'ble Sri Justice Pulla Karthik), Writ Petition No.7 of 2026, decided 06-01-2026: Hrudaya Lakshmi Vuyyuru, a 61-year-old retired School Assistant of Khammam, sought a writ of mandamus against Respondents 1 to 4 (State of Telangana Chief Secretary/Finance Department; Principal Secretary/School Education Department; Director of Treasuries & Accounts; District Treasury Officer, Khammam) for not releasing her admitted retiral benefits - Commuted Value Pension Rs.21,85,305/- (21-03-2025), Gratuity (Composite Share) Rs.12,05,874/- and Gratuity (TG Share) Rs.3,94,126/- (both 08-05-2025), CVP Bill (Composite Share) Rs.16,47,002/- and CVP Bill (TG Share) Rs.5,38,303/- (both 08-05-2025), Final EL and HPL Encashment Rs.9,30,829/- (07-05-2025), ZP GPF Final Payment Rs.16,91,184/- (03-09-2025) and GIS Final Payment Rs.54,110/- (11-07-2025) - even after the bills were finalised and generated in CFMS, alleging violation of Articles 14, 16 and 21; an interim relief application under section 151 CPC sought release with interest at 24% p.a. Learned counsel submitted that the identical issues had been adjudicated by the Division Bench in W.P.No.23138 of 2025 (disposed of vide order dated 03.09.2025); the submission was not seriously disputed. With the parties' consent the petition was taken up at the admission stage, and disposing of it for the reasons alike in that Division Bench order, the Court directed the respondents to ensure that the entire amount payable be released forthwith within six (06) weeks, failing which the retiral-benefit amounts shall carry interest at 10% per annum from the date the amounts fell due till actual payment; miscellaneous petitions were closed and there was no order as to costs.