IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF APRIL, 2017 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. SUBHRO KAMAL MUKHERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.8533 OF 2017 (GM-MM-S) BETWEEN SRI T G SATHYAPRAKASH S/O LATE SRI B KUMARASWAMY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS NO.459, K H B COLONY 14TH WARD, SANDUR BELLARY(DISTRICT) PIN:583119 ... PETITIONER (BY SRI B.V.ACHARYA, SENIOR COUNSEL A/W SRI MOHAMMED RIZWAN AHMED, ADVOCATE FOR SRI KESHAVA K, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES VIKASA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE-560001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY KHANIJA BHAVAN RACE COURSE ROAD BANGALORE-560001 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI V.G.BHANUPRAKASH, ADDL. GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO PAY THIS PETITIONER THE INTEREST @ 12% PER ANNUM ACCRUED ON THE EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT AMOUNT DEPOSITED BY THE PETITIONER FROM THE DATE OF HIS DEPOSIT WITH THE AUTHORITIES TILL THE DATE OF PAYMENT AS ORDERD BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.11321/2011 AS PER ANNEXURE-C.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Issue notice to the respondents.
2. Mr.V.G.Bhanuprakash, learned additional government advocate, accepts notice for both the respondents. Therefore, formal service of notice of the writ petition to them is dispensed with.
3. This is a writ petition, in substance, seeking a direction to the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 12% per centum per annum accrued on the earnest money deposit made by the writ petitioner.
4. Mr.Bhanuprakash submits, on instructions, that the authorities have agreed to pay a sum of `3,04,82,403/- (Rupees three crore four lakh eighty two thousand four hundred and three) only, which is the interest accrued on the earnest money deposit, within eight weeks.
5. Mr.B.V.Acharya, learned senior advocate appearing for the petitioner, accepts the offer of payment of the said sum, by eight weeks.
6. As prayed for, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to pay to the petitioner a sum of `3,04,82,403/- (Rupees three crore four lakh eighty two thousand four hundred and three) only within eight weeks from the date of communication of this order, by issuing an account payee cheque, or by transferring the amount in the bank account of the writ petitioner.
7. We make no order as to costs.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE vgh*