THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.10033 of 2010 Dated 21st November, 2011 Between: Pasala Manga Rao and others …Petitioners And The Special Deputy Collector and Land Acquisition Officer, Yeleru Reservoir Project, Unit-III, Peddapuram, East Godavari District and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri S.Ganesh For Sri M.S.Rama Chandra Rao Counsel for respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in depositing compensation in terms of award, dated 28.04.2011, in L.A.O.P.No.200 of 1996, on the file of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Pithapuram, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition representing the respondents submitted that against the award of the civil Court referred to above, the respondents filed A.S.No.2157 of 2003 and that the same is pending. In my opinion, as the award in respect of which relief is claimed in this writ petition is the subject matter of an appeal and an EP is already pending, it is not appropriate for this Court to grant any direction for deposit of the amount. The petitioners are permitted either to pursue the EP or seek appropriate directions in the pending appeal for deposit of the EP amount. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.12888 of 2010 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 21st November, 2011 VGB