APHC010078832026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 4850/2026 Between: 1. V IMMANUEL, S/O. JOHN AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. SOCIAL STUDIES R/O. D. NO. 7-1/A, SOWBHAGYANAGAR VUYYURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 2. PORANKI PRASADA RAJU,, S/O. ANJAM RAJU, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE R/O. D. NO. 7- 153, VALLURU ROAD, K. BRAHMAYYA BAZAR VUYYURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 3. PATIBANDIA CHANDRA SEKHARA SARMA,, S/O. VENKATESWARA SWARMA AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. PHYSICAL SCIENCE, R/O. H. NO. 12-29-1, 1ST BAZAR, NEAR PANCHAYAT OFFICE VUYYURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521165 4. PEEKA JESU SUDHAKARA RAO,, S/O. JAMES VICTOR RAJU, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. SOCIAL STUDIES, R/O. 7-213, SRINAGAR COLONY, VALLURU ROAD VUYYURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT 5. CHINNAM ROJANAMMA,, W/O. V. SURESH BABU, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A SOCIAL STUDIES. R/O. D. NO. 3-8, GANDGUNTA, VUYYURU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT 6. KAKANI SUDHA LAKSHMI,, W/O. V. JAGAN MOHAN RAO AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE R/O. BLUE SKY SAI RESIDENCY, FLAT NO. 104, MURTHIRAJU GUDEM ROAD, GANDIGUNDA, VUYYURU MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT 7. MD. REZWAN,, S/O. UMMAR AGED 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. PHYSICAL SCIENCE R/O. D. NO. E18, BEHIND SUGAR HOSPITAL KATUN ROAD, VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 8. PEDAPUDI RAVI KUMAR,, S/O. JACOB AGED 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS PRINCIPAL GOVT, JR COLLEGE R/O. D. NO. 6-304, BEHIND RTC BUS STAND GHANA NAGAR, VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521165 9. GULLAPALLI LAKSHMI,, W/O. M.M.V. PRASAD AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS SECONDARY GRADE TEACHER R/O. B. NO. 6- 123, NEAR BYPASS, DD R.T.A. OFFICE ROAD GANDIGUNTA, VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521165 10. SONGA SWARUPA RANI,, W/O. V.M. VIJAYA AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. ENGLISH R/O J D. NO. 7-486, AGK NAGAR, NEAR KRISHNA KANTH RICE MILL, VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521165 11. KODAVALI RANI RATNA PRABHA,, W/O. P.V. VARA PRASAD AGED YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS LFLHM R/O D. NO. 10-123, THOTLAVALLURU, SOUTH VALLURU KRISHNA DISTRICT 12. RAVI LAKSHMI KUMARI,, W/O. K.V. SUDHAKAR AGED YEAR. OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE R/O. D. NO. 1- 70/11, MANTADA POST, PAMIDIMUKKALA MANDAL KRISHNA DISTRICT-521256 13. MANTADA ARJUNA RAO,, S/O. PUNNAIAH AGED YEAR, OCC. RETIRED AS JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/O D. NO. 7-139, KUNAPAREDDY NAGAR VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 14. BAJI VEERA RAGHAVAMMA,, W/O. B. PRASAD AGED YEAR, OCC. RETIRED AS S.G.TELUGU R/O D. NO. 14-60/3-7, SF.1, VENKATESWARA BHAVAN DHCINEKULA BUSHAIAH STREET, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT-520007 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI GUNTUR DISTRICT-522238 2. THE ANDHRA PRADESH CENTER FOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES, 3RD FLOOR, NIDHI BHAVAN, IT PARK, BEHIND APIIC BUILDING MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522503 REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 3. THE DIRECTOR, TREASURIES AND ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT, 1ST FLOOR, NIDHI BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, KRISHNA DISTRICT, MACHILIPATNAM, A.P-521001. 5. THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, NTR DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA, A.P-520001. 6. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, VUYYURU, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P-520001 7. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521001. 8. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, PAMARRU, KRISHNA DISTRICT- 521157. 9. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, GANNAVARAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT-521101. 10. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT- 520001. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction declaring the inaction of the respondents in not releasing the retirement benefits i.e., Gratuity, Encashment of Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave, Surrender Leave, ZP Provident Fund, and PRC arrears to the petitioners in spite of their retirement as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the respondents to release the retirement benefits i.e.. Gratuity, Encashment of Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave, Surrender Leave, ZP Provident Fund, and PRC arrears to the petitioners along with 9percent interest on the delayed retiremental benefits in terms of law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court reported in (2022) 4 SCC 627 and W.A.No.383 of 2022 dated 12.07.2022 to the petitioners from the date of entitlement till the date of payment, and pass IA 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 Pleased to direct the respondents to release all the retiremental benefits i.e. Gratuity, Encashment of Earned Leave & Half Pay Leave, Surrender Leave, ZP Provident Fund, and PRC arrears forthwith to the petitioners, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. KAMBHAMPATI RAMESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR SERVICES I THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH ORDER: The Writ Petition is field under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the following relief: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction declaring the inaction of the respondents in not releasing the retirement benefits i.e., Gratuity, Encashment of Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave, Surrender Leave, ZP Provident Fund, and PRC arrears to the petitioners in spite of their retirement as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the respondents to release the retirement benefits i.e.. Gratuity, Encashment of Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave, Surrender Leave, ZP Provident Fund, and PRC arrears to the petitioners along with 9percent interest on the delayed retiremental benefits in terms of law laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court reported in (2022) 4 SCC 627 and W.A.No.383 of 2022 dated 12.07.2022 to the petitioners from the date of entitlement till the date of payment, and pass…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondents. 3. All the petitioners worked as teachers in Government of Andhra Pradesh and retired on attaining the age of superannuation and after retirement, the petitioners are entitled for gratuity, encashment of earned leave and half pay leave, surrender leave, ZP, provident fund and Pay Revision arrears. Basis on the entitlement, the authorities have prepared bills and submitted the same to the treasury department for payment of retiremental benefits and in fact, the bills were uploaded in CFMS on various dates but the reasons best know to them, the same are not being released to the petitioners. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 4. Considering the submissions made and on perusal of the record, without going into the merits, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider and release the post retiremental benefits to the petitioners within a period of three (03) months 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 D.RAMESH Date: 19.02.2026 M K K 164 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.4850 of 2026 Dated: 19.02.2026 M K K