THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21854 of 2006 Date: 28.02.2008 Between: Tanugonda Venkateswara Rao … Petitioner AND The Govt. of A.P., rep by Principal Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. And others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri V.Subramanyam Counsel for respondent No.1 : A.G.P. for Irrigation. Counsel for respondents2 &3 : A.G.P. for Land Acquisition. HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21854 of 2006 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the in action of the respondents in depositing compensation amount to the credit of E.P.No.22 of 2000 in O.P.No.71 of 1990 on the file of the Sub-ordinate Judge, Peddapally, Karimnagar district as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri V.Subramanyam, learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development for respondent No.1, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for respondents 2 and 3. It is not in dispute that the learned Sub-Ordinate Judge, Peddapally by his judgment and decree dated 31.7.1992 enhanced the compensation and the same has become final. The petitioner filed E.P.No.22 of 2000 seeking execution of the said judgment and decree but till date the respondents failed to deposit the enhanced compensation amount. When property of a citizen is acquired, it is the constitutional obligation on the part of the respondents to pay compensation according to law to the land-owners. In discharging this obligation, which is absolute, the respondents cannot put forth any excuses whatsoever. For no reason assigned by the respondents, the admitted compensation amount is not being deposited by them. The respondents have not even filed a counter affidavit and explained the reasons for their failure to deposit the admitted compensation amount. In the considered opinion of this Court, this failure of the respondents constitutes breach of constitutional obligation on their part. The writ petition is therefore allowed and the respondents are directed to deposit the entire enhanced compensation amount in terms of judgment and decree dated 31.7.1992 of the Sub-ordinate Judge, Peddapaly to the credit of E.P.No.22 of 2000 in O.P.No.71 of 1990 within a period of four weeks from today, failing which the petitioner is left free to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondents. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:28.02.2008 mdaa