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Case No : Writ Petition No. 2477 of 2026
Judges: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. SARATH
Parties : R.P. Subrahmanya Sarma Versus The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department & Others
Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: Gaddam Jalpath Reddy Sri Venkat Reddy, Advocate. For the Respondent: Government Pleader for Services III.
Date of Judgment : 29-01-2026
Head Note :-
Subject
Summary :-
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules / Orders Mentioned:
- None

2. Catch Words:
- retirement benefits
- interest
- writ petition

3. Summary:
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking release of his retirement benefits, contending that token numbers for payment had already been generated. The petitioner relied on a prior decision of the Division Bench in W.P. No. 23138 of 2025, which had addressed the same issue. The Assistant Government Pleader did not contest these submissions and agreed to release the amounts on a priority basis. The Court, noting the earlier order, directed the respondents to release the full amount within six weeks, failing which interest at 10% per annum would accrue from the due date. All ancillary petitions, if any, were ordered to stand closed, and no order as to costs was made.

4. Conclusion:
Petition Allowed
Judgment :-

1. Heard Sri G.Jalpath Reddy SVR, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-III 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 raised by the respondent authorities for payment of the amounts payable to the petitioner.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the lis 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 vide order dated 03.09.2025, and thus prayed to pass a similar order in the present Writ Petition also.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-III did not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner with regard to the disposal of W.P.No.23138 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.

5. 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 from today, failing which, the entire amount 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.
 
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