THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.23923 of 2025

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Irrigation appearing for respondent No.1, learned Government Pleader for Finance and Planning appearing for respondent No.2 and learned Government Pleader for Land acquisition appearing for respondent Nos.3 to 5. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:- “to declare the action of the Respondents in not depositing compensation amounts to the Petitioners as per Judgment and Decree dated 01-05-2014 in OP No.5 of 2013 and E.P.No.162/2024 on the file Additional District Judge at Wanaparthy, (now Principal District Judge, Wanaparthy), as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents No.1 to 5 herein to deposit the entire decreetal amounts as per the Judgment and Decree dated 01-05-2014 in OP No.5 of 2013 and E.P.No.162/2024 on the file Additional District Judge at Wanaparthy, (now Principal District Judge, Wanaparthy)”

3. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.1-26 gts in Sy.No.262/B, situated at Yaparala Village, Pebbair Mandal, Wanaparthy District. The Government has acquired petitioner’s land situated at Yaparla Village for the purpose of Srisailam Project, and published Draft Notification on 7-11-1974, and an Award was passed on 13-12-1975 fixing market value @ Rs.1500/-. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed an application vide O.P.No.5 of 2013 under Section 18 of the Act, 1894, on the file of the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal and the same was disposed of by an order, dated 01.05.2014 enhancing the compensation. Thereafter, petitioner filed E.P.No.162 of 2024 in O.P.No.5 of 2013 on the file of the IX Additional District Judge at Wanaparthy (now Principal District Judge, Wanaparthy), seeking execution of the decree passed by the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal. The petitioner filed the present Writ Petition seeking a direction to respondents to deposit the decretal amount into the credit of E.P.No.162 of 2024.

4. Today when the matter has been taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar circumstance this Court in W.P.No.12837 of 2023 dated 28.04.2023, passed the following order:-

“5.Having regard to the same, the Writ petition is disposed of and respondent No.5 is directed to deposit the decretal amount in terms of the order and decree, dated 30.03.2011, passed in O.P.No.65 of 2009 by the Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal, to the credit of E.P.No.5 of 2023 in O.P.No.65 of 2009 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.”

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner further pray this Court to pass similar orders as passed in W.P.No.12837 of 2023 dated 28.04.2023.

6. Learned counsel appearing for respondents did not dispute the same.

7. Recording the submission made by learned counsel appearing on either side and in terms of order passed by this Court in W.P.No.12837 of 2023 dated 28.04.2023, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities to deposit the decreetal amount in terms of the order and decree, passed in O.P.No.5 of 2013, by the IX Additional District Judge at Wanaparthy (now Principal District Judge, Wanaparthy), to the credit of E.P No.162 of 2024 in O.P.No.5 of 2013 on the file of IX Additional District Judge at Wanaparthy (now Principal District Judge, Wanaparthy), as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

8. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending,