IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3891 of 2009 Between: Poli Sesha Reddy & others. ..... Petitioners AND Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Irrigation Dept., Hyderabad & another. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri K.V. Subba Reddy Counsel for respondent No.2: GP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3891 of 2009 ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not awarding interest on the market value, solatium and additional market value from 20.02.1995 the date on which Section 4(1) notification was published, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition fairly conceded that the issue raised in this Writ Petition is covered in favour of the petitioners by judgment of this Court, which was confirmed by a Division Bench and also by the Supreme Court, wherein it was held that the applicant under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is entitled for interest from the date of Section 4(1) notification and not from the date of filing of the application under Section 28-A thereof. In this view of the matter, the Writ Petition is allowed. The respondents are directed to pass a supplementary award granting interest on market value, solatium and additional market value from 20.02.1995 the date on which Section 4(1) notification was published and pay the amount to the petitioners within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.5062 of 2009 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 14.06.2011 ES