HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA CONTEMPT CASE No.2645 OF 2024

ORDER:

Heard Sri Aravind Kumar Kata, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri K.Bala Krishna, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.4.

2. Complaining violation of the orders of this Court dated 27.10.2022 passed in W.P.No.22076 of 2020, the present Contempt Case is filed.

3. The relevant portion of the order of this Court dated 27.10.2022 passed in W.P.No.22076 of 2020 is extracted hereunder:

“14. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed as prayed for and the impugned order vide Memo.No.575/ Ser.II/A1/2015, dated 08.09.2020 of the 1^st respondent is accordingly set aside and the 5^th Respondent is directed to forthwith release pension and other retiral benefits of the petitioner, legally due to the petitioner, in accordance to law, by duly accepting the pension proposals submitted by the 4^th Respondent in pursuance of the orders issued by the 1^st Respondent vide his Memo.No.575/Ser.II/A1/2015, dated 09.05.2019, within a period of (4) weeks from the date of receipt of the order. However, there shall be no order as to costs.”

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 brings on record Letter No. AG(A&E)/P17/I/S-2301/SP565/2017-10/2330, dated 28.08.2025, issued by the Senior Accounts Officer, Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Telangana, Hyderabad, and submits that the retirement benefits of the petitioner have been duly sanctioned by the competent authority and as per the details of the said retirement benefits, a total sum of Rs.76,245/- had been determined as payable to the petitioner and hence, the present contempt could be closed since there is no contempt.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.4 submits that the orders of this Court dated 27.10.2022 passed in W.P.No.22076 of 2020 had been complied with.

6. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner still did not receive the amounts due to the petitioner and therefore, the contempt should be kept pending.

7. Taking into consideration the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Services-I appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 3 and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.4 and taking into consideration the proceedings vide Lr.No.AG(A&E)/ P17/ I / S- 2301/ SP565/ 2017-10/ 2330 dated 28.08.2025 issued by the Senior Accounts Officer, Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Telangana, Hyderabad, and duly bringing the said proceedings on record, this Court opines that there is no violation of the orders of this Court dated 27.10.2022 passed in W.P.No.22076 of 2020 and accordingly, the Contempt Case is closed. Respondents are however directed to make the payments due to the petitioner as per the petitioner’s legal entitlement within a period of two(2) weeks from today. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.

___________________________ MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA

12.09.2025 LPD