IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH Date: 23.03.2026 Between:

Telangana Grameena Bank Officers Association and another.

…Petitioners And Telangana Grameena Bank and another.

...Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri Vedula Srinivas, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf Smt.Vedula Chitralekha, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri B.S.Prasad, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Mujib Kumar Sadasivuni, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and Sri A. Krishnam Raju, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.2.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the Circular No.Per/2025-26/56, dated 15.10.2025 issued by the respondent No.1-Bank as illegal and arbitrary and to direct the respondent No.1-Bank not to affect any tax deduction at source of the income tax on the value of perquisites of the salaries paid to the Officers/employees of the Bank.

Contentions of the petitioners:

3. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner No.1-Association represents the Officers working in the respondent Bank, whereas the petitioner No.2-Union represents the staff working therein. The employees are pa