B. Nageshwar Rao v. The State Of Telangana
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 15677 OF 2026 B. Nageshwar Rao, S/o. B. Keshav Rao, Aged about 61 years, Occ. Retired Superintendent, Dist. Educational Office, Model School, Nizamabad District. R/o. Flat No.201 , Vaishnavi Residency, Vinayak Nagar, Near Baswa Gardens, Nizamabad District- 503001. (PPO.No.02{15377/SP). (PPO lD No.05003501).
...PETITIONER NII'
1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.
2. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Government of Telangana, , Bheema bhavan, Tilak Rd, Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana, Pin- 500001.
3. The District Treasury Officer, Nizamabad District, Office at Near Nirmala Hrudhaya, High School, Old, BSNL Office, Subhash Nagar, Mandal 86 Dist. Nizamabad.
4. The District Education Officer, , Nizamabad Distirct. ..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 issue an order or direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declare the impugned action of the respondents in not releasing and paying the retirement benefits i.e.Gratuity (CS) amount of Rs . 12,5a1761'with Token No.2600922406 dl.-3147-2025, Gratuity (TG) amount of Rs. 3,41,8241/- with Token
No.260092240g dt.31-07-2025, Commutation (CS) amount of Rs. 16,76,2821- with Token No.2600922413 dt.31-07-2025, Commutation (TG) amount of Rs. 4,55,415/- with Token No.260O922419 dt.31-07-2025, GPF Final Payment amount of Rs. 3,G8,028/- with Chequeffoken No.2602336672 dt.22.1A.2O25, is illegal, 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 mentioned benefits to the petitioner with interest at 24 percent per annum from date of retirement to till the date of actual payment is made. l.A.
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 release and pay the retirement benefits i.e. Gratuity (CS) amount of Rs. 12,58,176/- with Token No.2600922406 dt.-31-07-2025, Gratuity (TG) amount of Rs. 3,41,8241- with Token No.2600922409 dt.31-07-2025, Commutation (CS) amount of Rs. 16,76,282/-with Token No.2600922413 dt.31-07-2025, Commutation (TG) amount of Rs. 4,55,41S/-with Token No.2600922419 dt.31-O7-2025, GPF Final Payment amount of Rs.3,68,628/- with Chequeffoken No.2602336672 dt.22.1}.2025, to the petitioner forthwith.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. MAINAMPATI SATHVIK REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR SERVICES- lll The Gourt made the following: ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT No.15677 of 2o.26 Date: 06.05.2026 Between:
B.Nageshwar Rao.
...Petitioner
AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department and others.
...Respondents
ORDER:
Heard Sri Mainampati Sathvik Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and 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 .
of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner's retiral benefits, despite token numbers having already been raise,c by the respondent authorities for payment of the amounts payabie to the petitioner.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the /fs raised in the present writ Petition has already been adjudicated by the Division Bench of this court in w.P.No.23138 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-lll did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of w.P.No.23138 of 2o2s 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. 5.
Having regard to the above made submissions and for the \ reasons alike in the order dated o3.o9 .2o2s passed by the \
-----a 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 sk (6) weeks from today, tailing which, the entire alnount with regard to the retiral benefits shall carry interest at the rate of 10% per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its payment.
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. SD/.A. JAYASREE ASSISTANT REG //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal Secretary, Finance Depa Secretariat, Hyderabad.
of Telangana,
2. The Director of rreasuries and Accounts, Government of Telangana, , Bheema bhavan, Tilak Rd, Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana, Pin- 500001.
3. The District Treasury Officer, Nizamabad District, Office at Near Nirmala Hrudhaya, High School, Old, BSNL Offrce, Subhash Nagar, Mandal 86 Dist. Nizamabad.
4. The District Education Officer, , Nizamabad Distirct.
5. One CC to SRl. MAINAMPATI SATHVIK REDDY, Advocate IOPUC]
6. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES- Ill, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]
7. Two CD Copies (along with copy order in WP.No.2313812O25 of dt.3-9-2025) Y4r DAN
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY ANID TIIE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION No.23138 of 2025 $DEB, (per Hon'ble Sri Justice P.Sam Koshy) Heard Sri V.Raja Shekar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, leamed Government Pleader for Services-lll, for respondent Nos.l and 5 and Sri Vivek Jain, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4. 2.
The present Writ Petition which has been filed for an appropriate Writ of Mandamus directing respondent Nos.l, 5 and 6 to ensure that the entire retiral benefits payable to the petitioner be released at the earliest. 3.
The petitioner herein was an employee working under the District Court Establishment Section under respondent Nos.2 to 4 retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation with effect from 31.05.2025. The petitioner is retired from the post of Chief Administrative Offrcer and was posted at the Family-Court-cum-Ill Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nizamabad at the time of his retirement. 4.
The grievance of the petitioner is that inspite of having got retired from three months back, till date, the petitioner has not got single penny towards his post retiral benefits. Ttre respondent authorities have for all the different payments of retiral dues has issued token numbers, but, the actual payment till date has not been released. The petitioner contends that he is
in dire need of the retiral benefits, so as to settle down in life after retirement with whatever post retirement emoluments that he has to get. 5.
Learned Government Pleader for Services-Ill submits that given the reasonable period of time, the Government shall ensure that entire payment payable to the petitioner shall be settled.
6.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced before this Bench couple of orders passed by the single Bench of this Court under similar circumstances, where, the writ petitions with similar grievance were filed and disposed of directing the State authorities to clear the retiral dues at the earliest.
7.
An employee or an officer who on retirement is otherwise entitled to get his retiremental benefits immediately, if, not atleast within a reasonable period of time. No officer or an employee should be permitted to retire with a feeling of uncertainty of when he is going to get his retiral benefits. We do not intend to further precipitate the matter as the learned Government Pleader for Services-Ill has- assured of ensuring that retirement dues payable to the petitioner shall be released at the earliest within a reasonable period of time.
8.
In the light of the said assurance, we dispose of the present writ petition at this juncture directing respondent No.l ensuring that the entire amount payable to the petitioner be released forthwith within a period of six (06) weeks from today, failing which, the entire amount with
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regard to retiral benefits shall carry interest at the rate of llYo per annum from the date the amount fell due till it is actually paid 9.
Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands allowed. There shall be no order as to costs Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
P.SAM KOSHY, J SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO, J 03.09.2025 Spd/nvl