IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO Dated this the 6^th day of May, 2026 WRIT PETITION No.8346 of 2003 Between:

G. Venkat Reddy .. Petitioner AND The A.P. State Cooperative Bank Limited represented by its Managing Director, Hyderabad.

.. Respondent

ORDER:

The present Writ Petition has been filed to declare the respondent’s action in withholding amounts due to the petitioner towards Gratuity and Group Life Insurance amount on the ground that a disciplinary enquiry is pending, as illegal. 2. Heard Smt. K. Udaya Sri, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Sri A.H. Rama Krishna Rao, learned Standing Counsel, appearing for the respondents. Perused the record.

3. Brief facts of the case are as follows:

(a) The Petitioner was appointed as a Staff Assistant in the year 1971 in the respondent Bank and got superannuation as Junior Officer/SPP on 31.01.2003. On retirement, he is entitled to a refund of E.P.F. amounts standing to his credit in his E.P.F. account No.286 and the gratuity amount. Both amounts are payable upon the employee’s superannuation. The employer has no right to withhold any part of either E.P.F. amount, gratuity