Telangana High Court
Thota Ramanjaneyulu v. The State of Telangana
WP/28032/2026
- Decision date
- 2026-08-25
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- Judges
- K. Sarath
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[ 3302 J IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION NO: 280320F 2026 Between: Thota Ramanjaneyulu, S/o Narsimha, age 62 years, Occ: Retired Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Sub-Division, Haliya RJo H.No.6-6-174, Vivekananda Nagar, Nalgonda 50800'1 ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Telangana,, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad. pR 2. The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Engineering Department, Division, Miryalaguda 3. The District Treasury Officer, District Treasury Office, Nalgonda District 4. Principal Accountant General (A&E),, Telangana, Hyderabad 500 004. (Respondents No.2 and 4 are formal parties) ...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 more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents No.1 and 3 herein in not releasing admitted Gratuity Bill amount of Rs.11,49,1911 vide Token No.2700119767 Dated.15.04.2026, Gratuity Bill amount of Rs.4,50,809/- vide Token No.2700119774 Dated 15.04.2026, Encashment of Earned Leave Bill amount of Rs.19,32,332/- vide Token No.2700137469 dated.
16.04.2026, Group lnsurance Bill Amount of Rs.l ,03,4781 vide Token No.2700137759 Dt.14.04.2O26, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 'lst lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,545/- vide Token No.2700137497 Dated.16.4.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 2nd lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,545/- vide Token No.2700137506 dated '16.04.2026, PRC 2020 [Vtonetary Benefit Arrears 3rd lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,545/- vide Token No.2700137514 Dated 16.04.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 4th lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,5461 vide Token No.2700137521 Daled 16.04.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 5th Installment bill amount of Rs.32,5461 vide Token No.2700137528 Dated 16.04.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Anears 6th lnstallment bill amount of Rs 32,546/- vide Token No.2700137535 Dated 16.O4.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 7th Installment bill amount of Rs.32,546i- vide Token No.270013754'1 Dated 16.04.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears gth lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,5461 vide Token No.2700137543 Dated 16.04.2026, PRC 2020 lt/onetary Benefit Arrears 9th lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,5451 vide Token No.2700137551 Dated.'1 6.04.2026, PRC 2O2O Monetary Benefit Arrears .tOth lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,5471 vide Token No.2700137s56 Dated 16.04.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 11th lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,545/- vide Token No.270013756'l Dated 16 04.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 12th lnstallment bill amount of
Rs.32,545/- vide Token No.2700137565 Dated 16.04.2026 Grand rotal amount of Rs.40,26,357i-, even after finalising the bill and having generated in lntegrated Financial Management lnformation system (lFMls), inspite of repeated requests as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative to Articles .14,16 and 21 of the constitution of lndia,and consequenfly direct the respondents No..l and 3 herein to release and pay the admitted Gratuity Bill amount of Rs.1 l,4g,1911 vide Token No.2700'1 19767 Dated.l 5.04.2026, Gratuity Bilt amount of Rs.4,50.g09/- vide Token No 2700119774 Dated 15.04.2026, Encashment of Earned Leave Bill amount of Rs '19,32 332/- vide Token No.2700'137469 dated.
16.04.2026, Group tnsurance Bill Amount of Rs.1,03,478l- vide Token No.2700137759 Dt.1404.2026, pRC 2O2O Monetary Benefit Arrears 1st lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,545/- vide Token No.2700137497 Dated.16.4.2026, pRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 2nd lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,5451 vide Token No.2700137s06 dated 16.04.2026, PRc 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 3rd lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,545/_ vide Token No.2700137514 Dated 16.04.2026, pRC 2o2o Monetary Benefit Arrears 4th lnstallment bi, amount of Rs.32,546r vide Token No.27oo137s21Dated .r6.04.2026, ,Rc 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 5th rnstailment biil amount of Rs.32,546/- vide Token No.2700 137528 t 16 04 2020, PRc lnstarment '-20202 Monetary Benefit bi, amount or)ated A'ears 6th 32'546/- rott-n PRc 2o2oMonetary ''0" Dated 16.04.2026, a"nRs Arrears ,,n ,*rrrr"ri.2700137s3s Token No.2700 132s41D,ated 1 6'04'2026, PRc 2;;ob["# ;::TT::: :ln' r nstallment bilr a m ount o, amount of Rs.32,545/_ vide :;:i*:ffi *TT1ili#:.:"JilI::'oo137s43o""o,u,o,o,ued.16.04.2026,r*" ,orf ],,, Benefit Arrears 1,th lnstairment bi, amount of R pRc rotu' rtroll\4onetary Dated 16.04.2026, 2020 Monetary ,"r"0''"'uo''-'iouArrears .r 1th ,^o,,r"r,T00137556 roken No.2700r3zs6r amount of Rs.32,545/_ Dat] ,u oo ,026, pRc vide rnstarment ,*ri-nt bi, amount o, *,uo ;;fi ry#,T].:"J,,# " :; r:;I c ra n d rota r a m o u nt ." r:;,Z,TrT;;;; ", I.A. NO: tlOF2026 petition under Seci
the circumstances stated in the il.il# ;,:in may be pleased ,il:*J1;. to direct the [::,#Ii!fi3 to release *" amount of Rs. l i,4g,lgil-vioe ror,d No.27001,19767o.,"o.rf,n"o'o'""n Gratuity Bi, Rs.4,50,809/_ Bi, amount vioe of roter*o.rroo Gratuity rlszrq oated r.i..04.2026,o''026' Encashment of Earned Leave Bi, amount o, *.n vide'*un '332/- *o-;_.2700137469 croup lnsuran.u "'" ,,,, dqted. 16.04.2026, of Rs.l,o3, Dt.14.04.2026,r*" vide Token No'2700137759 rororountMonetary Beneflt Arrelrs 1st lnstallment Rs.32,s4sl- bill amount of vide Token o"'"o iu PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 2nd ,No'27001374n' bi, u^oun'-o''o'6' No2700137506 ]n.,",,rent Rs.32,545/_ vide Token o",uo ,*a ,ro- ,of rnstarment bi, amount otr6.04.2026, pRc2020r"*,"or""lr,l,'^'"t"11;';t';::il1;p,l?r,:T:[.T:1':#: biil amount of Rs.32,546/-vide Token No.2700 tstszt oaiaa. ;^;",:.,:,,::iment * n e'la ry Be n e* o,,", ,1;;:1 i:1f u* ^gHffiTIiff ,::: i:::, Dated 16.04.2026, Arrears o*r tnstaltmen-t.-100137528 Token No 2700rszsss ,,r amount of Rs.32,546/_ vide oaf i6.04.202u, ,*a ,oro 7th lnstarment bi, amount of Rred Benefit A'ears vide TokenpRc 2020 Monetary ,unur,'"'uou'- 'o;"on"'"
roken No 27oo, rr;.; ;;,#;;ffiT:f#[ry::ffiH1,::::llonetary Benefit Arrears gth lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,545i-vide Token No.27001375b1 Dated.16.o4.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears '1Oth lnstallment bill amount of Rs.32,547l- vide Token No.2700'1 37556 Dated i6.04.2026, pRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears l ith lnslailrnent bill amount of Rs 32,545/- vide Token No.2700137561 Dated 16.04.2026, PRC 2020 Monetary Benefit Arrears 12th lnstallment biil amount of Rs.32,545i- vide Token No.2700137565 Dated 1604.2026 Grand rotal amount of Rs.40,26,3571, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri. K. Venkat Reddy Counsel for the Respondents: AGp For Services - lll The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH WRIT PETITION No.28O32 of 2026 DATE:25.O8.2Q26 Between: Thota Ramanj aneyulu ...Petitioner AND 'l'he S1.ate of T<:langana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Lo Government, Finance Department and others. ,..Respondents ORDER: Heard Sri K. Venkat Reddy', learned counsel for the petltioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-III appcaring lcrr the respondcnts and perused the material on record. With their conscnt, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission itself.
the2. I-carned counsel lor the pctitic-rner submits that petitioner fried the instant Writ Petition questioning the action of the responclents in not releasing the petitioner's retiral benellts, dcsprte tokcn numbcrs having alrcadv bcen raisecl by the respondent authorities for payment of the eLmounts payable to the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the pctrtioner further submits that the lls raised in the present Wrtt Perition has alreacly been adjudicated b1, the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.23 138 oi 2025. ivhrch ',r,as disposcd of uid,e order dated 03.09.2025, and thus prayed ro pass a similar orcler in the present writ Petition also 4. Learned Assistant Governmcnt pleader for Services_Ill dicl not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel lor the petitioner rvith regard to the disposal of W.p.No.2313g of 2025 dated 03.09.2025 nnd submits tha1. thc respondents will release the amounts on a prtoritl, basis of the token numbers and prayed this Cour;t to pass appropriate orders. 5. Having regard to the above made submissrons and for the reasons alike in the order clated 03.09.2025 passed by the .l
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, preferabiy within a period of six (6) weeks from today, failing which, the entire amount with regard to the retiral benefits shall carry interest at the rate ol lOok per annum, from the date the amount fell due, till the actual date of its payment. Miscellancous petitions pending, if an5r, in thls Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There sha11 be no order as to costs. Sd/-S.MALLIKARJUNA RAO ASSISTANT REGIST //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, Department' '1 Government, Finance . The Principal Secretary to Dr. B. R.Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad' Raj Engineering Department' PR 2. The Executive Engineer,, Panchayat Division, Miryalaguda 3. The District Treasury officer,, District Treasury office, Nalgonda District 4. Principal Accountant General (A and E),, Telangana, Hyderabad 500 004. 5. One CC to SRl. K. VENKAT REDDY, Advocate IOPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR SERVICES- lll, High court for the state of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 7. Two CD CoPies PSR @) HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED: 2St0BtZO26 1 tit: S fAIt C') s k ( O 3 SEP 2[26 oo ,E ORDER * c ?.c\',! " WP.No.28032 ot 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WTHOUT COSTS. ' ir\\ \ t^tt) \ . ,\o'' .\