IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.310 of 2007 Between: Kapu Muneppa and another ..... Petitioners AND 1.The Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Spl.Deputy Collector, PJP, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar District and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri G.Buchaiah Goud Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP for Land Acquisition Counsel for respondent No.3: None appeared The Court made the following: 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 direct the respondents to deposit the amount as per decree, dated 29- 08-1992, in OP.No.167 of 1986 on the file of the Court of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal. At the hearing, it is not disputed that the award referred to above was confirmed in AS.No.118 of 1994, which was dismissed by this Court on 23-09-1996 and EP.No.15 of 2000, filed by the petitioners for recovery of the outstanding amount of Rs.5,93,634/- from the respondents, is pending. The petitioners pleaded that so far the respondents have deposited only a sum of Rs.61,751/-. In my opinion, there is absolutely no justification, whatsoever for the respondents, in not paying the decretal amount even though the decree has become final more than one and half decade back. The learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition representing respondent Nos.1 and 2 stated that a reasonable time may be granted to the respondents for depositing the balance EP amount. Having regard to this request, the respondents are permitted to deposit the decretal amount, which is due as on today, in the Court of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal, to the credit of EP.No.15 of 2000 in OP.No.167 of 1986, within a period of three months from today. In view of huge delay caused in deposit of the decretal amount without any justifiable cause and driving the petitioner to resort to needless litigation, the Writ Petition is allowed with costs of Rs.10,000/-. As a sequel, WPMP.No.383 of 2007, filed by the petitioners for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 22nd June, 2011 lur