THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT APPEAL No. 1465 of 2001 JUDGMENT: (Per Ramesh Ranganathan, J) This Writ Appeal is ﬁled, aggrieved by the order of the learned Single Judge, whereby the appellants herein were directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 1 lakh in favour of the respondent, the said amount was directed to be apportioned at Rs. 75,000/- in favour of the respondent and she was permitted to withdraw the same, the remaining amount of Rs. 25,000/- was directed to be invested in the name of the minor baby till she attained majority, and the respondent was permitted to withdraw the interest accrued thereon every quarter. The facts of the case reﬂect the plight of a young widow and is a sad reﬂection of the supine in- diﬀerence of today’s society to the problems faced by the poor and the meek. While we were initially inclined to examine whether the appellants herein should be mulcted with exemplary costs, taking into consideration the fair submission of the learned Government Pleader for Home that, on merits, the order of the learned Single Judge cannot but be sustained, we do not see any reason to mulct the appellant herein with further costs. Suﬃce to hold that, in view of the facts and circumstances of the case on hand, the learned Single Judge was more than justiﬁed in passing the order under challenge before us. We, however, intend to prescribe a time limit for compliance of the Order of the learned Single Judge. We, accordingly, direct the appellants to deposit the sum of Rs. 1 lakh with the District Legal Services Authority, Khammam, who shall on the respondent- petitioner being identiﬁed by her counsel, hand over a cheque for Rs. 75,000/- to her. With regards the sum of Rs. 25,000/-, the same shall be kept in a ﬁxed deposit by the District Legal Services Authority, Khammam in the name of the minor girl and the respondent shall be permitted to withdraw only the interest which may accrue thereupon till the child attains majority. The amount as directed above shall be deposited by the appellants with the District Legal Services Authority, Khammam within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Appeal stands dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _______________________ T. MEENA KUMARI, J _______________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 5.8.2008 CHV