HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3553 OF 2011 ORDER: The lands of the petitioners in various survey numbers of Pangal Village and Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District, were acquired in the year 1998 for the purpose of providing house sites to the weaker sections. An award was passed in 1989 fixing the market value at Rs.7,000/- per acre. On a request made by the petitioners, the Land Acquisition Officer referred the matter to the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. The reference was taken-up as OP Nos.65 to 68. The compensation was enhanced to Rs.15,000/- through order, dated 24-07-1992. AS Nos.607, 613 and 659 of 1993 filed by the respondents were dismissed by this Court between 21-01-2001 and 07-10-2005. The petitioners filed EP Nos.73, 101, 102 & 106 of 2010 for recovery of the reference amount. Their grievance is that the respondents have not deposited the amount. 2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. 3. The compensation awarded to the petitioners by the Land Acquisition Officer is almost doubled by the Civil Court. The decree passed by the Civil Court has also become final more than six (6) years ago. The respondents are under obligation to honour the decree. Any further delay in deposit of the amount would be of burden on the exchequer in the form of interest on the compensation as well as the solatium and exgratia. 4. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to deposit the amount payable in EP Nos. 73, 101, 102 & 106 of 2010 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. February 21, 2011. KTL