HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31447 of 2011 Date: 29.11.2011 Between: M.A.Ahad ..... Petitioner AND State of A.P., reptd., by its Principal Secretary, Municipal and Urban Development Department, Hyderabad and two others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri V.Ravinder Rao Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP for Municipal Administration Counsel for Respondent No.3: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not depositing the compensation in terms of interim order, dated 02.11.2010, in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.1438 of 2010 in L.A.A.S.No.388 of 2010 as illegal and arbitrary. Ordinarily, when an appeal against the award passed in the proceedings under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, is pending, it will not be appropriate for this Court to interfere with the dispute relating to payment of compensation. However, since a Division Bench has already granted an interim order in favour of the respondents, subject to the condition of their depositing 50% of the enhanced compensation, it is appropriate that the respondents shall respect such condition contained in the interim order. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to deposit the amount of compensation as directed by the Division Bench of this Court by its order, dated 02.11.2010, in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.1438 of 2010 in L.A.A.S.No.388 of 2010, within a period of three months from today. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P.No.39025 of 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 29th November 2011 DR