HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.30990 of 2010 Date: June 29, 2012 Between: B. Subbanna … Petitioner And The Commissioner, Workmens’ Compensation, Kurnool Region, Kurnool … Respondent Order: This writ petition is filed seeking mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not paying interest to the petitioner on the sum of Rs.90,000/- from 09.07.1997 to 12.11.2009, as the same was retained illegally, as illegal and arbitrary. Petitioner herein, earlier, filed W.P.No.4244 of 1999 questioning the order dated 26.11.1998 passed by the authority under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (for short ‘the Act’) wherein he also sought consequential direction for refund of the sum of Rs.90,000/- which he deposited as compensation to the claimants-respondents 2 to 5 therein. While disposing of the said writ petition, this Court observed that the deposit made by the petitioner will be subject to the outcome of the decision to be taken by the competent authority. It is the case of the petitioner that, subsequently, he entered into agreement with the claimants and compensation was directly paid to the claimants under the provisions of the Act. In this writ petition, the relief sought is only with regard to payment of interest to the petitioner from 09.07.1997 to 12.11.2009. Though it is the case of the petitioner that in response to the notice issued by the respondent, he has deposited the sum of Rs.90,000/-, such notice is not placed on record. Whether the petitioner had deposited the said sum at the instance of the respondent or not is not known. In any event, in absence of any direction for payment of interest to the petitioner, in the earlier writ petition, i.e. W.P.No.4244 of 2009, which was disposed of on 04.03.2009, petitioner is not entitled for the relief as sought by him with regard to payment of interest. Writ petition is devoid of merits and is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) June 29, 2012 MRR