Sujaipresad v. The State Of Telangana,
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO:2814 OF 2026 Between:
Sujaipresad, D/o. Late G.Manoharam, and Late G.Subbarao, Age 63 years, Occ: House Wife, Ryo. 1-7-51 0/8, Jamisthanpur, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. ...PETITIONER AND ,| The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad
2. The Principal Accountant General, (A and E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
3. The Assistant Pension Payment Officer, Pension Payment Office, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad.
4. The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, Nampally, Hyderabad. ...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 issue a writ order or direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declbring that. a) action of the Respondents in not releasing the arrears of pension amount payable to the Mother of the Petitioner for the period from 01.04.2011 to 31 .O8.2017, to the Petitioner which was sanctioned vide token No.2508576749, dated 1 8.05.2O24 tor an amount of Rs.1 3,01 , 1 491 is illegal and arbitrary b)further declare that, the Respondents have no power or authority to withheld the amount, having been sanctioned the same vide Token No.2508576749, dated 18.05.2024 for Rs.13,01,149/-. lA NO: 1 OF 2026
Petition 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 forthwith release arrears of pension amount to the petitioner which was sanctioned vide Token No.2508576749, dated 18.05.2024 for Rs.13,01 ,1491-, pending disposal of the Writ petition. Counselfor the Petitioner: SRt G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA counsel for the Respondents No 1,3 & 4: AGp FoR sERVtcES -lll Counsel for the Respondent No 2: SRI M.MURALI KRISHNA, STANDING COUNSEL The Court made the following: ORDER atI
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT ,ON No.28L4 of 2o26 THE O2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026 Between:
Sujaipresad.
...Petitioner
AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretar5r, Finance Department and others.
...Respondents
ORDER:
Heard Sri G.Mallikarjuna Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-Ill appearing for the respondents and perused the material on record. With their consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission itself.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed the instant Writ Petition questioning the action
\.i - of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner,s retiral benefits, despite token numbers having already been raised by the respondent authorities for payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the /is raised in the present Writ petition has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.23 138 of 2025, which was disposed of uide order dated O3.O9.2O25, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition also.
4.
Learned Assistant Government pleader for Services-Ill did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of W.p.No.23 l3g of 2025 dated 03.09 .2025 and submits that the respondents will release the amounts on a priority basis of the token numbers and prayed this Court to pass appropriate orders. Having regard to the above made submissions and for the reasons alike in the order dated 03.09.2025 passed by the
Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.23138 of 2025, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to ensure that the entire amount payable to the petitioner is released as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks fSom today, failing which, the entire amount with regard to the retiral benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 1O% per annlrm, from the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its payment.
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if &ry, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SD/. K. BHAVANI SWAMY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, State of fetangind, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad
2. The Principal Accountant General, (A and E), Telangana, Hyderabad.
3. The Assistant Pension Payment Officer, Pension Payment office, Narayanaguda, HYderabad.
4. The Joint Director, Pension Payment Office, Nampally, Hyderabad.
5. One CC to SRI G. MALLIKARJUNA SARMA, Advocate IoPUC]
6. Two CCs to Gp FOR SERVICES -lll, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad . [OUT]
7. one cc to sRl M.MURALI KRISHNA, STANDING COUNSEL, IoPUC]
8. Two CD CoPies DAN
CC TODAY HIGH COURT DNfED:0210212 26 t-tE s t ( o (-) 1 0 [[0 202$ * t', WP.No.2 14 ot 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS a lat