IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1662 of 2002 Between: 1 Sri Kanuparthi Chandrasekhar Reddy, S/o Narayanareddy R/o Koruguntlapalli Village, Ontimitta Mandal Cuddapah District. 2 Sri Eaga Venkata Reddy S/o Subbaiah R/o Koruguntlapalli Village, Ontimitta Mandal Cuddapah District. 3 Smt Geethala Saraswathamma W/o Venkataramaiah R/o Koruguntlapalli Village, Ontimitta Mandal Cuddapah District. 4 Sri Andra Chandrasekhar Reddy S/o Venkataramireddy R/o Koruguntlapalli Village, Ontimitta Mandal Cuddapah District. 5 Smt. Nellore Narayanamma w/o Dasaratharami Reddy R/o Koruguntlapalli Village, Ontimitta Mandal Cuddapah District. 6 Sri Chalamala Gangadhara Ramasubbareddy R/o Koruguntlapalli Village, Ontimitta Mandal Cuddapah District. 7 Sri Eaga Narasaiah S/o Narasaiah R/o Koruguntlapalli Village, Ontimitta Mandal Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Irrigation & Command Area Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Collector, Telugu Ganga Project, Nellore. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Officer, Somasila Project Unit-IV, Rajampet, Cuddapah District. ....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the petitioners:MR G.SAI NARAYANA RAO for MR.VENKATESWARA RAO GUDAPATI Counsel for the respondents: AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not depositing the compensation amount awarded in award Nos.1/86 dated 07-05- 1986, 4/86 dated 27-07-1986 and 23/84 dated 06-12-1984 as arbitrary and illegal. A perusal of the proceeding sheet shows that on 18-04- 2002, this Court in WPMP No.1977 of 2002 granted interim order directing the respondents to pay the compensation covered by the awards within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition placed before me a fax copy of letter dated 11-09-2008 sent by the Special Deputy Collector (L.A), Somasila Project, Unit-IV, Rajampet, addressed to the Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, wherein it is stated that the interim order granted by this Court in this writ petition was complied with after Contempt Case No.516 of 2003 was filed. In view of the same, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. However, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondents have not deposited interest on the compensation. But, the petitioners failed to indicate the total compensation amount, which they are entitled to receive under the awards and the amounts, which were withheld. If the petitioners are denied payment of interest, the same gives rise to a fresh cause of action for them. Therefore, liberty is given to the petitioners to avail appropriate remedy for this purpose. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 30th September, 2008 vrn