IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 1183 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 09/07/2008 in WP NO : 1061 OF 2003 on the file of the High Court.) Between: The District Collector, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. ..... APPELLANT AND 1 M. Sugunamma, W/o. Late M. Raji Reddy, R/o. Rachapalli (V), Dharmaram (M), Karimnagar District. 2 The State of AP Home Department, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintendent of Police, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Counsel for the respondent No.1: Mr. A. Satyanarayana Reddy Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO :1183 of 2008 ORAL JUDGMENT: (per Sri Vilas V. Afzulpurkar,J) This appeal is preferred by the State against the order of a learned single Judge dated 9.7.2009 made in Writ Petition No. 1061 of 2003, directing to pay compensation of Rs. 2.00 lakhs (Rupees Two Lakhs only) as estimated by the authorities of the Government. On earlier occasions when the appeal was heard, the learned Government Pleader has placed before the Court, a memo issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, General Administration Department (SC-A) Department bearing No.22829/SC.A/A2/2008-5, dated 2.3.2009, wherein the Government, after reconsidering the matter, has agreed to pay Exgratia of Rs.1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Only) to the 1st respondent herein towards the damages caused to her property keeping in view the fact that the 1st respondent has already received a sum of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees Forty Thousand Only) from the insurance company and Rs.10,000/- from the Government. The learned counsel for the 1st respondent very fairly submits that in view of the said Memo where the Government has agreed to pay compensation amount of Rs. 1.00 lakh as against the direction of Rs.2.00 lakhs passed by the learned single Judge, in order to achieve a quietus to the litigation, the learned counsel for the writ petitioner-1st respondent also agrees for the same. Recording the said Memo, the writ appeal is disposed of and the Government is directed to make payment of Rs. 1.00 lakh (Rupees One Lakh Only) as mentioned in the said Memo dated 2.3.2009 to the 1st respondent within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ appeal is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ T. MEENA KUMARI,J DATE: 21st April, 2009 ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J pnb