THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA WRIT PETITION NO.12397 OF 2025

ORDER

(Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili)

Aggrieved by the order dated 21.06.2024 passed in O.A.No.292 of 2021 by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), the present Writ Petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri G. Pavana Murthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri M. Vijay Kumar, learned Senior Standing Counsel for Central Government, appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner had contended that the petitioner had worked as a Mail/Express Guard under the administrative control of respondent No.2 and owing to his ill-health, he had taken voluntary retirement on medical grounds with effect from 02.07.2019 and got relieved. Thereafter, the respondents have issued proceedings dated 01.08.2019 wherein they have deducted an amount of Rs.1,96,958/- on the ground that the respondents have paid excess leave encashment amount to the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner had further contended that the issue raised in this Writ Petition is squ