IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO : 19622 of 2008 Between: Addagarla dharmaraju, S/o. talupulu, R/o. H.No.4-176, Sundara Nagar, visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing, (Prohibition Act) Reresented by the Registrar, B.R.K.R. Bhavan, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue writ order and direction more so a writ in the nature of Mandamus by directing the 1st respodnent to accept the interest on the compensation amounts from the petitioner at 12% for thedelayed period of payment of compensation and to execute the conveyance deed by regularizing the plot No.9 with H.No.4-176 in S.No.103 and 105 at Chinnagadila Village, Visakhapatnma District and by declaring the action of the respondent not to accept the interest for the late payment of interest on compensation as illegal, arbitrary and may pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.VASANTHA RAYUDU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.BHAVANI PRASAD Writ Petition No.19622 of 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a direction to the ﬁrst respondent to accept the interest on the compensation amount at 12% per annum for the delayed period of payment. 2. The petitioner claims to be in occupation of Plot No.9 in Survey Nos.103 and 105 in Chinnagandilla village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam and constructed a house thereon. It is averred that the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Visakhapatnam, ﬁled L.G.C.No.15 of 1989 in the Special Court constituted under Andhra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, to declare the occupants of the land in Sy.Nos.103 and 105 in Chinnagandilla village, as landgrabbers. The Special Court after elaborate enquiry, directed the regularisation of the respective plots, which have been in occupation by accepting the compensation. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. 4. This Court had dealt with similar issue in Writ Petitions No.8500 and 21238 of 2007; 2680 and 5751 of 2008 and directed the oﬃcial respondent concerned to accept the amount payable with interest at 12% per annum. The petitioner had categorically stated that he is in occupation and possession of Plot No.9 in Survey Nos.103 and 105 in Chinnagandilla village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam and constructed a house thereon. Further, the compensation amount has already been deposited, but the interest for the delayed payment has not been paid. These facts are not controverted by the contesting oﬃcial respondent by filing counter-affidavit. 5. In the circumstances and taking into consideration the earlier orders in the above writ petitions, this writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage itself, directing the ﬁrst respondent to accept the amount payable, if any, along with interest on the amount at 12% per annum for the delayed period, within a period of four weeks from today. No order as to costs. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. ________________________ G.BHAVANI PRASAD, J. 10-09-2008 Note: Furnish copy in one week. (b/o) bsc