The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.30915 of 2011 Date: 23rd November, 2011 Between: Chyannuri Leelarani and 3 others ..... Petitioners and 1.The Government of A.P., and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Mrs.G.Neeraja Reddy Counsel for Respondent No.1: AGP for Transport Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following : O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus directing the respondents to pay the decretal amount in terms of the Judgment and decree, dated 31-03-2009, in L.A.O.P.No.41 of 2005 on the file of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Miryalguda (for short “the Civil Court”). At the hearing, it has come out that against the above mentioned Judgment and decree, whereby the Civil Court has enhanced the compensation for the lands of the petitioners acquired by the respondents, the respondents have filed L.A.A.S.No.171 of 2010 before this Court and that a Division Bench of this Court in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.1517 of 2010 in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.416 of 2010 in L.A.A.S.No.171 of 2010 modified the earlier interim order by directing that the amount directed to be deposited by this Court, vide Order, dated 23-04-2010, shall be deposited within a period of two weeks and that in default of such deposit, the stay granted on 23-04-2010 shall stand dissolved and the petitioners will be at liberty to pursue appropriate steps in law for recovery of the entire amount granted in the decree, dated 31-03-2009, in L.A.O.P.No.41 of 2005. Taking a cue therefrom, the petitioners filed the present Writ Petition for recovery of the E.P. amount. In my opinion, when the appeal filed by the respondents is pending before the Division Bench, it may not be appropriate for this Court to direct payment of the entire E.P. amount in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Instead, interests of justice would be met, if the respondents deposit the amount as directed by this Court by order, dated 23-04-2010 in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.416 of 2010 in L.A.A.S.No.171 of 2010. The deposit of the balance E.P. amount shall, however, be subject to the result of the pending appeal before this Court. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to deposit 50% of the E.P. amount within a period of three months from today. As a sequel, WPMP No.38344 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 23rd November, 2011 LUR