Mr. Justice S. Parvatha Rao, President—The petitioner in the R.P. was the complainant in OP. No. 267/1994 on the file of East Godavari District Forum. The respondents in the R.P. were the opposite parties in that O.P. O.P. No. 27/1994 was disposed of by the East Godavari District Forum by its order dated 10.10.1996 directing the opposite parties to pay Rs. 1,70,000/- towards the claim amount Rs. 3,500/- towards the amount spent for salvage operation i.e., in all Rs. 1,73,500/- together with interest @ 18% per annum from 1.2.1994 till the date of payment and also costs of Rs. 500/-. That was questioned by the opposite parties in that O.P. before this Commission in FA No. 979/1996. That F.A. was disposed of by this Commission by order dated 2.7.1997 with one modification i.e., reducing the interest of 18% granted by the District Forum to 12% and in other respects this Commission confirmed the order of the District Forum. Pending the appeal, in FA IA No. 1421/96 this Commission granted stay of the order of the District Forum in the O.P. dated 10.10.1996 subject to the condition of the respondent depositing Rs. 1,74,000/- in the District Forum pending further orders. A sum of Rs.