APHC010096732026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] MONDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 5699/2026 Between: 1. RAMA KRISHNA D, S/O. VEERAIAH AGED 62 YEARS, OCCRETIRED AS SECONDARY GRADE TEACHER R/O. 8-33/A, GOWDAPALEM, PEDAKAKANI GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. J. JOSEPH SUDHEER BABU,, S/O. GNANA RATNAM, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC RETIRED AS S.A ENGLISH R/O. D. NO. 26-38- 122/A, A.T. AGRAHARAM, 13/2 GUNTUR CITY, GUNTUR DISTRICT522004 3. 3. GUNDRA SUBBA RAO,, S/O. KOTAIAH, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS GRADE II HEAD MASTER R/O. D. NO. 26-41-60/C, 4/7, A.T. AGRAHARAM GUNTUR DISTRICT-522004. 4. 4. D. VENKATA RAMANAMMA,, AGED 63 YEARS, OCCRETIRED AS S.A. HINDI, R/O. D. NO. 1-80/1, CHURCH STREET LIBRARY CENTER, VADDESWARAM, TADEPALLI MANDAL GUNTUR DISTRICT-522502. 5. 5. M. GNANA JYOTHI,, W/O. YESU PADAM, AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE R/O. D. NO. 11- 842, PATTABHI SEETHA RAM NAGAR 1/4, OLD ANDHRA BANK ROAD, NAGARALU GORANTIA, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 6. 6. PARIDAM SUBBA LAKSHMI,, W/O. K. SRINIVASA RAO AGED 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS PRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD MASTER R/O. 6/15, BRODIPET, PLAT NO. 4B, RAMS ANNAMARAJU SOTIR, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 7. MOHAMMED SHAMEEM,, S/O. SHAIK IMAM AGED 63 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS PRIMARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL R/O. D. NO. 8-71, KANAGALA, CHERUKUPELLI MANDAL BAPATIA DISTRICT-522259. 8. 8. T. SEETA RAMI REDDY,, S/O. KOTI REDDY AGED 63 YEARS, OCC RETIRED AS GAZETTED HEAD MASTER GRADE II R/O. D. NO. 9-3-22, RAILPET 1ST LINE, GUNTUR GUNTUR DISTRICT-522001. 9. 9. KUCHIMANCHI SIVA RAMA KRISHNA,, S/O. K. VENKATESWARLU AGED 61 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS S.A. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE R/O. D. NO. 12-70, BESIDE WAVERS RAMAMANDIRAM KOTTHAPET, BHATTIPROLU MANDAL, BAPATIA DISTRICT-522256 10. 10. THATAVARTHI ARDHANARISWARUDU, S/O. SATYANARAYANA AGED 62 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED AS JUNIOR ASSISTANT R/O. D. NO. 11-111, BHATTIPROLU POST AND MANDAL BAPATIA DISTRICT-522256. ...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 ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT, 1STFLOOR, NIDHI BHAVAN, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-522503 4. 4. THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, GUNTUR DISTRICT, GUNTUR, A.P-522004 5. 5. THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, BAPATLA DISTRICT, BAPATLA, A.P- 522101 6. THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR, A.P- 517001 7. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P- 522004 8. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522503 9. 9. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, NAGARAM, BAPATLA DISTRICT- 522268 . 10. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, TENALI, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522201 11. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, REPALLE, GUNTUR DISTRICT- 522265 12. THE SUB TREASURY OFFICER, NAGARI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT-517590 ...RESPONDENT(S): The Court made the following ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking 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 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 Half Pay Leave, Surrender Leave, ZP Provident Fund, and PRC arrears to the petitioners along with 9% interest on the delayed retiremental benefits in terms of law laid down by the Honble 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 the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioner was retired from service, on attaining the age of superannuation. He would submit that, even though no departmental proceedings are pending, retirement benefits, i.e., Gratuity and encashment of Earned Leave etc., are not released to the petitioners. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services and learned Standing Counsel would fairly submit that no departmental proceedings are pending against the petitioner. They would submit that due to paucity of funds, the amount was not released to the petitioner. They also would submit that the amount will be paid to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. 5. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the learned counsel, with the following directions: i) Respondents shall clear all the amounts as claimed by the petitioner in the writ petition and as per his entitlement, within four (04) months by following the Rules, from the date of receipt of the copy of the order; and ii) Respondents shall also pay interest to the petitioner for the delayed payments as per settled law. iii) No order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE D RAMESH 09.03.2026 klk 200 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 5699/2026 09.03.2026 klk