APHC010236622025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 12364/2025 Between: P Tirumala Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. REGULAGADDA VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I 2 HCGR,J W.P.No.12364 of 2025 The Court made the following order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the following relief/s:- “…to issue a Writ, Order or direction particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus in which action of the Respondents in not finalizing and releasing the retirement benefits by duly considering the representation made by the petitioner dated 08.02.2025 for release of retirement benefits is illegal, arbitrary, and violative of the principles of fairness, transparency, and natural justice, illegal, unjust, discriminative and violative of the fundamental rights of the Petitioner herein guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents herein to release all the retirement benefits including the gratuity, terminal leave encashment, pay fixation and also commutation of pension by duly considering the representation made by the petitioner dated 08.02.2024 forthwith and pass order or orders.…” 2. Heard Sri Regulagadda Venkatesh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I for respondent Nos.1 and 5 and Sri V.V.Satish, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4. 3. Petitioner while working as Deputy Executive Engineer, based on certain allegations, disciplinary proceedings have been initiated and upon inquiry, punishment of compulsory retirement from service w.e.f 14.05.2024 has imposed. Petitioner has submitted representation dated 08.02.2025, to 3rd respondent, claiming for release of pension and retirement benefits, which is stated to be pending. 3 HCGR,J W.P.No.12364 of 2025 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it would suffice to direct the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on aforesaid representation. 5. Sri V.V.Satish, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent-Corporation has placed on record written instructions dated 06.05.2025 stating that respondents are actively considering the process of fixing and finalizing the amounts entitled to be paid to the petitioner, having regard to certain deductions made on account of amounts recoverable from petitioner. In so far as, benefits such as pension, gratuity, terminal leave encashment etc., are under process for settlement. 6. In view of aforesaid submissions, without expressing any opinion on merits of the matter, with the consent of both the learned counsel, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage, directing respondent Nos.3 and 4 to dispose of petitioner’s representation dated 08.02.2025, in accordance with law, within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed. ______________________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Date: 07.05.2025 KBN