IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20898 of 2008 Between: 1 R.Jagadeswar Reddy, S/o. R.Chenna Reddy, R/o.Konkal Village, Waddepalli Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 2 Muralidhar Reddy, S/o. Sarweswar Reddy, R/o.Konkal Village, Waddepalli Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 3 Venugopal Reddy, S/o. Laxmi reddy, (died) per L.R. Smt. Kashamma, W/o. Venugopal Reddy, R/o.Konkal Village, Waddepalli Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The sub-Collector and L.A.O.Gadwal, Mahabubnagar District. 2 The District Collector, Mahabubnagar,Mahabubnagar District. 3 The Commissioner, social Welfare Samskhema bhavan, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 4 The Principal Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department A.P.Secretariat, 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS Directing the respondents 1 to 4 herein to deposit the balance compensation amount to the credit of E.P.NO.9, 7 and 8/2007 respectively in O.P.No.394/1996, 392/1996 and 393/1996 respectively on the ﬁle of the Senior civil Judge, gadwal, Mahabubnagar District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.G.BUCHAIAH GOUD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20898 of 2008 ORDER: The lands of the petitioners were acquired for the purpose of providing house sites to the weaker sections, way back in the year 1995. Award was passed on 14.08.1996. At the instance of the petitioners, the matter was referred to the Civil Court for enhancement of compensation. O.P.Nos.394, 393 and 392 of 1996 were disposed of through a common order, dated 28.09.2004, enhancing the compensation. A.S.Nos.4454, 4455 and 4456 of 2004 respectively ﬁled by the 1st respondent were dismissed by a Division Bench of this Court on 04.12.2006. After the determination of the compensation became ﬁnal, the petitioners ﬁled E.P.Nos.9, 8 and 7 of 2007 respectively before the trial Court. Their grievance is that the respondents have not deposited the balance of compensation, so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. The compensation awarded to the petitioners was enhanced by the trial Court in the O.Ps. The proceedings assumed ﬁnality in the year 2006. There is no basis for the respondents in not depositing the balance of compensation, for such a long time. It is not as if there is any dispute or uncertainty. Further, the delay would cause burden to the exchequer also, in the form of interest on compensation as well as solatium. Under these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to deposit the balance of the compensation, within two (2) months from today. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 23.10.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{LS} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20898 of 2008 Date: 23.10.2008 JSU