HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28553 and 28566 of 2009 COMMON ORDER: The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, which since came to be reconstituted as Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, proposed to sell Ac.100 of land at Kokapet Village, in the suburbs of Hyderabad. The petitioners submitted tenders in respect of some of the plots. They emerged as successful tenderers and have deposited the amounts as required under the conditions of the tender notice. However, the matter could not progress further, on account of certain disputes in relation to the land. These writ petitions are filed with a prayer to direct the respondents to refund the amount deposited by them, in pursuance of the allotment letter dated 29.07.2006 and another letter dated 07.02.2009. First respondent filed counter affidavits opposing the writ petitions. Arguments are advanced by Sri D.Prakash Reddy, learned Senior Counsel on behalf of the petitioners, and learned Attorney General for respondents 1 and 2. Identical matters, being W.P.Nos.18341 of 2008 and batch were heard by this Court and a common judgment was rendered on 22.04.2010. The facts of the present writ petitions are in no way different from those in W.P.Nos. 18341 of 2008 and batch. Learned Attorney General, in all fairness, submits that the respondents 1 and 2 have decided to present appeals against the judgment in W.P.Nos.18341 of 2008 and batch, and in that view of the matter, it may not be proper, to urge the same grounds before this Court, which has already taken a view. Therefore, the Writ Petitions are allowed and the same directions that were issued in W.P.Nos.18341 of 2008 and batch dated 22.04.2010 would ensue. To be precise, the first respondent shall refund the amount deposited by the petitioners, within a period of three months from today. If the amount is not refunded within that time, it shall carry interest at 9% per annum from the date of expiry of three months. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:14-06-2010 Note:Furnish copy within three days. bo usd