IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1879 of 2003 Between: Orgullu Communications, Rep. by its Proprietor, Sri S. Ravinder Reddy, S/o. Papi Reddy, R/o. Hanmokonda, Warangal District. ..... Petitioner AND The Managing Director, A.P. State Warehousing Corporation, Warehousing Sadan, Behind Gandhi Bhavan, Nampally, Hyderabad. …Respondent. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 1879 OF 2002 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent in not returning the Earnest Money Deposit of Rs.20,000/- to the petitioner. On filing this Writ petition, this Court by order dated 30-02-2003 directed the respondent to refund EMD of Rs.20,000/-. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, that pursuant to the order of this Court, the Earnest Money Deposit is already refunded to the petitioner. It is further submitted by the learned Counsel that as the said amount was unduly withheld by the respondent, the petitioner is entitle for award of interest. On what basis the said amount was withheld by the respondent is a matter, which is to be considered in an appropriate instituted proceedings, and, unless such cause is examined, no direction can be issued for award of interest in this Writ Petition. As much as it is stated by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the order of this court, the Earnest Money Deposit of Rs.20,000/- is already refunded to the petitioner, no further order need be issued in this Writ Petition. The Writ Petition is, therefore, closed. No order as to costs. ------------------------------------ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATED: 23-11-2005 Msnr.