JUDGMENT

The petitioners' properties have been acquired by the respondents for construction of a Railway Over Bridge (R.O.B). According to the petitioners, the same has been done without affording sufficient time for the petitioners to shift the belongings from the properties. The respondents are taking hasty steps to demolish the petitioners' properties, including the residential houses and commercial buildings, that too, without paying compensation to the petitioners, is the grievance espoused.

2. The following are the reliefs 1 and 2 sought for, in this Writ Petition:

“i. To issue a Writ of mandamus directing the Respondents 1 to 4 to grant adequate time to the Petitioners for shifting their belongings from the acquired property to any other convenient place.

ii. To issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents 1 to 4 to deposit the compensation amount due to the petitioners without any further delay before the concerned statutory authority in accordance with law and further direct the Respondents to grant the interest as contemplated under 80 of the Land Acquisition Act to the Petitioners in accordance with law.”

3. Insofar as the 3^rd relief is concerned, this Court notice that