HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.22860 of 2011 Date : 3-11-2011 Between : Namireddy Shakunthala and others .. Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Secretary, Transport (Roads & Buildings) Department, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Mrs. G. Neeraja Reddy Counsel for respondent No.1: None appeared Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 : Government Pleader for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus directing the respondents to pay the decretal amount in terms of the Judgment and decree dated 25-2-2009 in L.A.O.P.No.10/2005 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.99/2010 before this Court and that a Division Bench in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.1519/2010 in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.163/2010 in L.A.A.S.No.99/2010 modified the earlier interim order by directing that the amount directed to be deposited by this Court on 24-2-2010 shall be deposited within a period of two weeks and that in default of such deposit, the stay granted on 24-2-2010 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 25-2-2009 in the O.P. 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 24-2-2010 in L.A.A.S.M.P.No.163/2010 in L.A.A.S.No.99/2010. The deposit of 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.27953/2011 is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 3-11-2011 AM