The court directed the state authorities to process and release the pensionary benefits of a retired employee within a stipulated timeframe once the legal obstacles preventing such payment were removed.

ORDER :

This Writ Petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to process and settle the pensionary benefits of the petitioner together with interest as per rules.

2. Heard Sri A.Bhuvanasunder Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Services-III for respondents. With their consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was retired from service on 31.5.2025 on attaining the age of superannuation as Senior Accountant in the office of Pension Payment Office, Secunderabad. Thereafter, he made a representation to the respondents on 18.7.2025 to process and issue necessary orders regarding his pensionary benefits. At that juncture, respondents have orally informed the petitioner that due to pendency of Writ Petition No.43697 of 2018 before this Court, his pension cannot be processed. Petitioner further submits that the said writ petition was allowed by this Court on 2.4.2025, setting aside the impugned order therein. Therefore, petitioner submitted another representation to the respondents on 17.10.2025, requesting to process and settle his pensionary benefits, however, so far no action has been taken. Therefore, petitioner seeks indulgence of this Court to direct the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 17.10.2025 and release the pensionary benefits of the petitioner, by duly taking into consideration the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.43697 of 2018 dated 2.4.2025 within a stipulated period of time.

4. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the respondents will consider the representation of the petitioner dated 17.10.2025, as per law.

5. Having regard to the submissions by the respective parties and without going into merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 17.10.2025 and pass appropriate orders thereon by duly taking into consideration the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.43697 of 2018 dated 2.4.2025 and release the pensionary benefits of the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.