IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION (Tr) No.913 OF 2017 Dated 24^th APRIL, 2026 BETWEEN:

S.E. Peeran & two others … Petitioners v.

The Principal Secretary, HM & FW Dept, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others … Respondents

ORDER:

Seeking to declare the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned Memo No.139/H2/2011, dated 16.07.2012, and consequential orders passed vide proceedings Rc.No.7147/Y1A/ 2012, dated 31.01.2013, directing respondent No.2 to recover excess amount from retirement gratuity in lumpsum as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and contrary to law and consequently to set aside the same, the present Writ Petition is filed.

2) The case of the petitioners, in brief, is that basing on the date of birth of the petitioners, respondent No.3 has issued proceedings Rc.No.Y1A/7232/2007 dated 27.02.2008 informing the petitioners that they will retire on 30.06.2008, 31.05.2008 and 30.11.2008 respectively on attaining the age of superannuation. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners have filed O.A. Nos.2277 of 2008 and 2633 of 2008 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal seeking a direction to the res