Former Administrative Tribunal member sought direction to re-fix pension citing Supreme Court judgment on High Court judges' pension. Court held the Union was not his pension-sanctioning authority and the cited judgment concerned retired High Court Judges; permitted withdrawal with liberty to approach the competent State authority.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYOERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRIAPARESHKUMAR SINGH AND THE HON'BLE SR! JUSTICE G.M. MOH]UDDIN
WRIT PETITION NO: 6441 OF 2026
Between:
P. Suresh Reddy, S/o P. Manikya Reddy, Aged about73 years,Occ. Former Member(JudiciaI), Andhra Pradesh AdministrativeTribunaland Senior Advocate, R/o Plot 222, "Giru Krupa", Road 5 B, Adj toTKR Engineering College, Hanuman Nagar, Karmanghat, Hyderabad 500097.
...PETITIONER
AND
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the circumstances stated in the affidavitfiled therewith,theHighCourtmay be pleased to issue a writ order or directionmoreparticularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of therespondentsin disposing of the representation of thepetitioner dated1 1 -09-25 for revising and re-fixing the petitioner,s pension on the basis of thejudgment of theHon'blesupreme court in Suo Motu WP(C) No. 4 of 2025dated 19-05-25as arbitrary,illegal and discriminatory and violative of Article 14of the constitutionof lndiaand
consequently direct the respondents to revise and re-fix the pension under the Seventh Cent?l Pay Commission on the basis of proportionality in respect with the High CourtjurJges based on the Hon'ble Supreme Court's direction to follow One Rank, One Pension would be (40836/45016) X 13,50,000 equal to Rs.12,24,6441p.a.(12,24,6411/12 = Rs. 1,02,0531- per month).
lA NO: 1 OF 2026
Petitior under Section 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 respondents to pass orders on the representation dated 11-09-2025 submitted by the petitiorrer on the basis of judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Suo Motu WP (C) No. 4 of 2025 dated 19-05-25 pending the disposal of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitaoner: SRI AGASTYA RAM
Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI B. NARASIMHA SHARMA, ADDITIONAL SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA
Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI B. RAJESHWAR REDDY, AGP FOR STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR GENERAL ADMIN|STRATION
The Court made the following: ORDER
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TN THE HIGH COURT FOR THB STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR STNGH AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHruDDIN
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DATED: 03.03.2026
Between:
Mr. P. Suresh Reddy
Petitioner AND
Union of India, Ministty of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel and Training, New Delhi,
Rep. by its Secretary and two others
Respondents
ORDER:
Sri Agastya Ram, learned counsel appears for petitioner.
Sri B. Narasimha Sharma, learned Additional Solicitor
General of India, appears for respondent No.1.
Sri B. Rajeshwar Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for State of Andhra Pradesh appears for respondent No.2.
HCJ (AKrS, J) & cMM, J W.P.No.644 I of 2026 a
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Government of India, New Derhi, for issuing necessary instructions to re-fix the pension of the petitioner, a former Memb,:r of Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, in pursuance of the judgment of the Hon'ble supreme court in suo Motu writ Petition (c) No.a of 2024 dated 1g.05.2025.
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before t)ne competent authority of the State Government.
HCJ (AKrS, J) & GMM, J 1I/.P.No.644 I of 2026
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Accordingly, the instant Writ Petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. There shall be no order
as to costs.
Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand
closed
D/-P.C. SULEKHA DEVI SISTANT REGIS
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SECTION OFFICER
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HIGH COUR
DATED:0310312026
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ORDER
WP.No.6441 ot 2026
DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS WITHDRAWN WTHOUT COSTS
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1 issue framed by the court
Should the respondents be directed to re-fix the petitioner's pension as a former Tribunal member based on the Supreme Court judgment in Suo Motu WP (C) No. 4 of 2024?
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Suo Motu Writ Petition (C) No. 4 of 2024Referred¶3
Suo Motu WP (C) No. 4 of 2025 dated 19-05-25
1 provisions across 1 enactments
P. Suresh Reddy
Union of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training
State of Andhra Pradesh
State of Telangana
Aparesh Kumar Singh
G.M. Mohiuddin
As recorded by the court registry
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