TGHRC pulls up NIMS Hyderabad over 12-year delay in releasing retired professor’s pension benefits
The Telangana Human Rights Commission has ordered NIMS Hyderabad to release the long-pending pension benefits of a retired professor within three weeks. The Commission criticized the 12-year delay, emphasizing that pension is a fundamental right rather than a discretionary favor.
Why it matters
This highlights the role of human rights bodies in protecting the financial security and dignity of retired public servants against bureaucratic negligence.
The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has expressed displeasure over the delay by Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, in releasing the pensionary benefits of a retired professor, observing that keeping such benefits pending for nearly 12 years amounted to subjecting the retired employee to undue hardship and mental agony.
The NIMS officials were directed to ensure that the entire pensionary benefits payable to the complainant are determined and released within three weeks of receiving a copy of the order.
The Commission passed the order on Monday (October 5, 2026), after hearing a complaint filed by Mantha Srinivas, a former Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology at NIMS.
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