IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI WRIT PETITION No.31621 of 2011

1^ST APRIL, 2026 Between:

The Warden & Correspondent St. George’s Grammar School and another … Petitioners AND State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Labour Employment & Training Department and 2 others … Respondents

ORDER :

This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “…to issue an appropriate writ more in the nature of writ of Certiorari calling for the records pursuant to the Order dated 03.09.2011 passed in P.G.No.11 of 2010 by the Learned Controlling Authority under the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and Assistant Commissioner of Labour-III, Hyderabad and quash the same and issue such other writ or order or direction…”

2. Heard Sri Ch.Samson Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners and Smt.V.Uma Devi, learned counsel for the respondents.

3. Facts of the case:

3.1. The 3^rd respondent, who was working as a teacher in the petitioner institution, retired on 30.09.2009, upon attaining the age of superannuation. Thereafter, he approached the 2^nd respondent seeking payment of a sum of Rs.2,93,685/- towards gratuity, purportedly under th