Patlola Ramulu v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order (K. Sarath J), High Court for the State of Telangana, WP No.9731 of 2026, decided 02-04-2026, disposing at admission with consent a retired officer's mandamus plea for unpaid retiral dues (commuted pension, gratuity CS/TS, commutation CS/TS, final ELs/HPL, GPF, PRC arrears totalling inter alia Rs.17,87,906, Rs.11,08,039, Rs.4,91,961, Rs.12,38,169, Rs.5,49,737, Rs.13,20,099 and Rs.2,66,220 as tokenised in CFMS). Relief granted on parity with Division Bench order dated 03-09-2025 in W.P.No.23138 of 2025 (treatment: followed): release within six weeks, else 10% p.a. interest from date due till payment; petitioner urged 24% interest. Petitioner's counsel: Smt. Uma Devi Nama; respondents represented by AGP for Services-III. Keywords: Article 226 mandamus, Section 151 CPC application, CFMS token, treasury delay, retiral benefits interest, six-week compliance.
What did the court decide?
Respondents 1 to 5 directed to ensure release of the entire amount payable to the petitioner towards retiral benefits as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six (6) weeks, failing which the retiral benefits carry interest at 10% per annum from the date the amount fell due till actual payment; miscellaneous petitions closed; no order as to costs.