THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION Nos.17953 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents. In this writ petition, an award was passed by the Land Acquisition Oﬃcer under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) on 29.01.1998 ﬁxing the compensation for the lands belonging to the petitioners. On a reference made by the petitioners under Section 18 of the Act, though the compensation was enhanced to 100%, it is not in dispute that on a further appeal by the Government, the compensation was reduced to 80%. Be that as it may, in these writ petitions, the petitioners are aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not paying compensation in terms of the Judgment and decree of this Court in A.S.No.1151 of 2003 dated 24.03.2006. The non-payment of the compensation is admittedly on the basis of a letter addressed by the advocate of the petitioners stating that the petitioners have waived their right to seek compensation in terms of the Judgment in A.S.No.1151 of 2003 dated 24.03.2006. Aggrieved by the said action, the present writ petition is filed. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is brought to my notice by the learned counsel for the petitioners that having considered the eﬀect of the similar letter addressed by the counsel for the claimants covered by the same notiﬁcation, W.P.No.14864 of 2007 was disposed of by this Court by order dated 20-09-2007 holding as under: “The only stand of the respondents is that the claim for interest was given up as per the letter ﬁled by the petitioners and therefore, they cannot make a claim for the same. But, a perusal of the letter no doubt does not make any reference either to additional market value or solatium, which was already deposited by the Land Acquisition Oﬃcer, to which the petitioners are entitled to in respect of the properties they have lost. When once the additional market value and solatium has already been deposited by the Land Acquisition Oﬃcer, equally, the petitioners are entitled to interest on additional market value as well as solatium, as per the judgments of the Supreme Court. In the circumstances, the respondents are directed to deposit the interest payable on the additional market value as well as solatium within a period of two months, failing which, the petitioners are entitled to ﬁle EPs seeking execution of that part of the decree passed by this Court in the appeals. With reference to the amounts already deposited, the Court below is directed to disburse the same without insisting for filing any full satisfaction memos.” The fact that the petitioners herein are also similarly situated and the additional market value as well as solatium to which the petitioners are entitled to has already been deposited by the Land Acquisition Oﬃcer has not been disputed by the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. In the circumstances, following the order in W.P.No.14864 of 2007, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to deposit the interest payable on the additional market value as well as the solatium within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Date:08-08-2008 Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 17953 of 2007 Between: 1 Pasupula Yellamma, W/o.Obulesu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 2 Myla Lakshmi Devamma, W/o.Venkata Subbaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 3 Nagarapu Venkata Subbaiah S/o.Subbarayudu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 4 Nagarapu Ramachandraiah, S/o.Subbarayudu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 5 Dabbugolda Chinna Veeraiah, S/o.Garataiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 6 Thammanaboyana Narasimhulu,S/o.Chantaiah (died) rep. by his LR wife, Subbamma R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 7 Thammanaboyana Subbarayudu, S/o.Santaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 8 Tammanaboyana Ramanaiah, S/o.Subbarayudu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 9 Majjari Jaya Ramaiah, S/o.Lakshumaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 10 Thammanaboyana Yellamma, W/o.Chantaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 11 Cherukuri Babusab, S/o.Nagoor Sab, (died) rep. by his LR wife, Ch.Pedda Hussainamma R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 12 Chevula Subbaiah, S/o.Narasaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 13 Chevula Narasaiah, S/o.Subbaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 14 Vendikatla Hassainamma, W/o.Babusaheb R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 15 Cherukuri Nagaiah, S/o.Nagoor Sab (died) rep. by LR wife, Ch.Chinna Hussainamma R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 16 Chevula Narasaiah, W/o.Subbaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 17 Pasupula Pedda Pullaiah, S/o.Chinna Obaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 18 Pasupula Narayanamma, W/o.Gangulaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 19 Pasupula Narayanamma, W/o.Obulesu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 20 Pasupula Lakshumma, W/o.Obulesu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 21 Pasupula Yanadaiah, S/o.Obaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 22 Pasupula Penchalamma, W/o.Obulesu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 23 Pasupula Nadipi Obulesu, S/o.Nadipi Obulesu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 24 Pasupula Chinna Pullaiah, S/o.Chinna Obaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 25 Pasupula Chennamma, W/o.Obulesu, (died) rep. by his daughter, Jodu Lakshmi Devi R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 26 Majjari Chennaiah, S/o.Chennaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 27 Majjari Chennaiah, S/o.Chennaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 28 Pasupula Chinna Obulesu, S/o.Pedda Pullaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 29 Pasupula Gangulaiah, S/o.Pedda Pullaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 30 Nagarapu Subbarayudu, S/o.Venkata Subbaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 31 Kuraku Yellamma, W/o.Lakshumaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 32 Nagarapu Lakshumma, W/o.Subba Raju (died) rep. by his LR Mother, Pettu Subbamma R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 33 Nagarapu Lakshumma, W/o.Pullaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 34 Pettu Venkata Subbaiah, S/o.Subanna R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 35 Dabbagodla Pitchaiah, S/o.Venkataiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 36 Dabbagodla Subamma, W/o.Subbaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 37 Dabagodla Subbaiah, S/o.Subbaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 38 Pasupula Chennamma, W/o.Nadipi Obulesu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 39 Pasupula Pedda Pullaiah, S/o.Chinna Obaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 40 Pasupula Yanadaiah, S/o.Obaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 41 Pasupula Yellamma, W/o.Chinna Obulesu R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. 42 Myla Ramakka, W/o.Munaiah R/o.Raghavareddipeta Village, Atloor Mandal, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Special Deputy Collector (L.A.) Telugu Ganga Project, Unit-II, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 2 The Special Collector, Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS) Sankarapuram, Kadapa, Kadapa Street. 3 The District Collector, Chairman and Empowered Committee, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4 The Govt. of A.P. Rep. by its Secretary, I & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the compensation in accordance with the Judgment and decree of this Hon'ble High Court in A.S.No.1151 of 2003 dated 24-3-2006 against L.A.O.P.No.540 of 2000 dt.24-4- 2002 on the ﬁle of the Court of the Principal District Judge at Kadapa, as per the Land Acquisition Act as being illegal, arbitrary contrary to law and violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith pay the compensation in accordance with the Judgment and decree of this Hon'ble High Court in AS No. 1151 of 2003 dt.24-3-2006 against L.A.O.P.No.540 of 2000 dt.24-4- 2002 on the ﬁle of the Court of the District Judge at Kadapa, as per the Land Acquisition Act, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deems ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. Y.VENKATASATYAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: