IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 7840 of 2009 Between: B. Bindu Madhavi D/o. Late B.S.S.N.V Prasada Rao R/o. Flat No. 202, Gayatri's Maheswari Nilayam Jai Bharat Nagar, Nizampet Road, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 M/s. Unit Trust of India (Incorporated under Unit Trust of India Act 1963)Rep. by its Regional Manager, 1st Floor, Surabhi Arcade Surabhi Arcade, Hydeerabad. 2 M/s. Unit Trust of India (Incorporated under Unit Trust of India Act 1963) Rep. by its General Manager, 45, Justice Basher Ahmad Bldg. Second Line Beach, Chennai. 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent Unit Trust of India to deposit the amount of my 700 Children's Gift Growth Fund Units vide Unit Certificate No. 389 42 271614 which amounts appx Rs. 5,50,500/- with interest and dividend in the Hon'ble Addl. Chief Judge Cum Chairman - Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, City Civil Courts at Secunderabad at the earliest to enable me to get married and to make my mother & Family happy and relieved in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.SASIDHAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.VENKATESWARLU SANISETTY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 7840 of 2009 ORAL ORDER The petitioner herein is one of the claimants in M.V.O.P.No.15 of 1987 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Secunderabad in which a compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- was claimed for the death of the petitioner’s father in a motor accident. The said petition was compromised before the Lok Adalat on 24.11.1988 awarding a compensation of Rs.2,10,000/-. Accordingly, the said amount was deposited in the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal on 20.01.1989. Since the petitioner was a minor by that time, her share of Rs.70,000/- was kept in deposit by way of 7000 Units of 10/- each in UTI’s Children’s Gift Growth Fund Unit Scheme 1986 vide Unit Certificate No.389 42 271614. After the petitioner attained majority, an application was made on her behalf for release of the said amount of Rs.70,000/- kept in deposit and the same was ordered by the Tribunal. Pursuant thereto, a requisition dated 10.1.2008 was sent by the Court of the Additional Chief Judge-cum-Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, City Civil Courts at Secunderabad to the Regional Office of the Unit Trust of India with a direction to encash the 7000 Units along with accrued interest thereon till date and send the Pay Order in the name of the Court immediately. However, the respondents failed to comply with the directions of the Tribunal and the matured amount has not been deposited in the Tribunal so far. Though the petitioner made a representation on 15.12.2008 requesting to deposit the amounts in the Court forthwith, there is no response. Hence, the present writ petition seeking mandamus directing the respondents to deposit the matured amount of 7000 units in UTI’s Children's Gift Growth Fund Unit Scheme, 1986 with interest in the Court of the Additional Chief Judge-cum-Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, City Civil Courts, Secunderabad at the earliest. In response to the notice ordered by this Court, Sri Venkateswarlu Sanisetti, Advocate, who entered appearance on behalf of the respondents submitted that the amount to which the petitioner is entitled to would be deposited in the Court without any delay. Recording the statement of the learned counsel for the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to deposit the amount payable under the Certificate No. 389 42 271614 under the UTI’s Children’s Gift Growth Fund Unit Scheme 1986 together with interest and dividends if any payable, in the Court of the Additional Chief Judge-cum-Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, City Civil Courts at Secunderabad within a period of one week from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ______________ Justice G. Rohini Date:24.06.2009 mrb Note:- CC in 3 days. (B/O) mrb