HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18646 of 2010 ORDER: The lands of the petitioner along with those of certain others were acquired by the Government through a notification, dated 15-05- 1990, published under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act. An award was passed on 05-06-1992 fixing the compensation at Rs.3,500/- per acre. On a request made by the petitioner, the matter was referred to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal, which was taken up as O.P.No.292 of 1993. The trial Court passed a decree on 26-02-1996 enhancing the compensation @ Rs.15,000/- per acre in respect of the dry lands and @ 25,000/- per acre in respect of the irrigated dry lands. A.S. No.1845 of 1996 and batch preferred by the State, was allowed in part, by a Division Bench of this Court on 01-06- 1998, reducing the compensation in respect of the irrigated dry lands to 20,000/- per acre and confirming the compensation in respect of the dry lands. The 4th respondent carried the matter to the Supreme Court and the appeals were dismissed. The order passed by this Court is said to have become final. 2. The petitioner filed E.P.No.154 of 2008 for recovering the enhanced compensation. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents have not deposited the interest on solatium and additional market value so far. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Irrigation & Command Area Development and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. 4. There may have been justification for the respondents in not depositing the interest component as long as the proceedings were pending before this Court or before the Supreme Court against the decree passed by the civil Court. Once the matter has assumed finality, the respondents are under obligation to deposit the decreetal amount, including the interest component on solatium and additional market value, if ordered by the executing Court. Though the decree has to be enforced, in accordance with the procedure prescribed under Order 21 C.P.C., the State cannot abdicate its liability, to deposit the interest component once the property of the petitioners was acquired under a statute for a public purpose. 4. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall deposit the interest component on solatium and additional market value payable under E.P. within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. March 25, 2011. KTL