I N THE HI GH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.5504 OF 2026 DATED : 02.03.2026 Between:

M/s. Chiranth Enterprises, Rep., by its Proprietor S. Adi Narayana, R/o. H.No.3-5-10/4/B/1,1, 1^st Floor, Near YMCA Cross Road, Lakshmi Colony, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad.

… Petitioner AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep., by its Principal Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. Director of Medical Education, Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad.

3. Government General Hospital, Rep., by its Superintendent, Mahabubabad, Mahabubabad District.

4. Government General Hospital, Rep., by its Superintendent, Wanaparthy, Wanaparthy District.

5. MGM Hospital, Rep., by its Superintendent, Warangal, Warangal District.

…Respondents :: ORDER ::

Heard Sri P.V. Ramana, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner; learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning Department appearing on behalf of respondent No.1 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Medical and Health appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 5.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“…to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the particular the 1^st respondent Secretary of Finance forthwith release and pay the amounts in respect of toke Nos.1) 2449703156 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.9,69,762/-; 2) 2449703168 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.5,08,737/-; 3) 2449703175 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.14,60,751/-; 4) 2449703185 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.1,78,080/-; 5) 2449703150 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.1,13,108/-; 6) 2449703162 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.8,68,052/-; 7) 2449703146 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.10,34,901/-; 8) 2449703116 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.7,90,506/-; 9) 2449702730 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.5,60,500/-; 10) 2449702754 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.5,68,465/-; 11) 2449702748 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.4,58,637/-; 12) 2449702743 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.4,05,330/-; 13) 2449702738 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.5,77,669/-; 14) 2449702788 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.5,47,048/-; 15) 2449702772 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.1,04,725/-; 16) 2449702759 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.1,66,320/-; 17) 2449702766 & dated 27.01.2024 for an amount of Rs.4,86,632/-; 18) 2460039935 & dated 28.03.2024 for an amount of Rs.31,13,152/-; 19) 2460039917 & dated 28.03.2024 for an amount of Rs.48,40,280/-; 20) 2451708363 & dated 07.02.2024 for an amount of Rs.2,74,400/-; 21) 2456489007 & dated 06.03.2024 for an amount of Rs.3,32,640/-; and 22) 2524363049 & dated 28.03.2025 for an amount of Rs.6,25,400/- for a total amount of Rs.1,89,85,095/- is illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 & 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently declare the action of the respondents in withholding the said amount for a period of two (02) years is illegal and arbitrary and to pass...”

3. The case of the petitioner in brief as per the averments made in the affidavit filed by the petitioner in support of the present writ petition is as under:

a) The petitioner supplied medical equipment on an emergency basis to Government Hospitals against undisputed token numbers, but payments remain pending even after two years.

b) The supplies were made within the stipulated time, and the bills were duly cleared by the Treasury Department and forwarded to the Income Department.

c) The Government Hospitals processed the bills and generated FTO/Token numbers dated 27.01.2024, 28.03.2024 and 28.03.2025 acknowledging that a total amount of Rs.1,89,85,095/- is payable to the petitioner.

d) The petitioner submitted a number of representations personally seeking payments but however, the respondents didn’t take any action. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner has approached this court by f