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Counsel for the Appellant :SRl D RAVI KUMAR (SC FOR TG POLICE HOUSING coRPT!oN) Counsel for the Respondents : No representation The Court delivered the following: Judgment F'..'E+:r ;, THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA APPEAL SUIT No.175 of 2OO3 JUDGMENT: Challenging the order dated 23.O9.2OO2 passed 1n O.S.No.132 of L996 by the learned Senior Civil .Iudge, Khammam, the present Appeal Suit is filed

2. The brief facts of the case are that the plaintiffs filed a suit for recovery of a sum of Rs.1,50,OOO/-'uvith interest @, 24o/o per annum from the date of death of Chinthalapudi Narayana Rao till the date of realization, along with costs. The trial Court, after hearing both sides, vide order dated

23.09.2002, decreed the suit against defendant Nos.i and 2 for Rs.1,50,OOO/-, with future interest at l2o/o pc'r ilnnum from the date of death of the deceased, i.e., 15.05.1995, till the date of realization, along with costs. The trial Cr>urt also directed that the compensation amount shall be clivjded into four shares. Plaintiff Nos.l and 2 shall be paid one share each. The amounts payable to plaintiff Nos.3 and 4 shall be kept in fixed deposits in any nationalized bank for one year and three years respectively, so that the amounts may be paid 2 to them after they attain majority. Aggrieved thereby, the appellant/T.S. Police Housing Corporation filed the present appeal.

3. Heard Sri Deva Ravi Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the T.S. Police Housing Corporation, appearing on behalf of the appellant. There is no representation on behalf of the respondents.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for the appellant submitted that, as per the directions of this Court dated 03.O2.2OO3, the appellant deposited half of the decretal amount in the trial Court within eight (8) weeks. He further submitted that the appellant is ready to pay the remaining 50% of the amount and requested the Court to reduce the interest rate from L2oh to 7.5o/o, and to pass appropriate orders.

5. In view of the request made by the learned Standing Counsel for the appellant that the rate of interest may be reduced from l2o/o to 7.1Vo per annum, this Court deems it Iit to reduce the interest rate from l2o/o to 7.5% per annum. Accordingly, the appellant is directed to deposit the remaining -/\ i I I I I I t t t l I I t t I I I I l I I : i i i t, t 3 t amount along with interest @ 7.5o/o per annum within a period of eight (8) rn'eeks from the date of receipt of a copt' of this orde r.

6. With the abo'ne direction, this Appeal Suit is disposed o[ There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed SD/- N.CHI\NI)RA SEKHAR I{AO DEPUTY REGTSTITAR 6 /TRUE COPYI' SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Senior civil Judge, Khammam 2. One CC to SRI D RAVI KUMAR (SC FOR TG POLICE HOUSING CoRPTION) IOPUC]

3. Two CD Copies ADK/PSL \q-- !: 'Y.€E-''"Bii!iiiiis,i t;Ai i. j" -----::;5il".-- ,: i.*#.r .'* HIGH COURT DATED:04/0712025 JUDGMENT +DECREE AS.No.175 of 2003 \k\i: :: ir".l ,) (.) 2'i !(il\l lm * * 2 :illAfl DISPOSING OF THE APPEAL SUIT WITHOUT COSTS Scayftil Vt" -"{'t*F, I n [ 3385 ] tN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA APPEAL SUIT : 175 OF 2003 Between: Chairman, A.P. Police Housing Development Corporation, D.G.P. Office, Opp. Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad. AND 1 Ch. Rajyalakshmi, Wo narayana rao, Occ: Housewife R/o Khammam, Khammam Dist. 2 Ch. Suri babu, S/o Narayana, Occ: Student R/o Khammam, Khammam Dist. ...AppellanU1 =t Defendant Ch. Narahari, S/o Narayana Rep by their Natural guardian Ch. Rajyalakshmi. 3 4. Ch. sreenu, S/o Narayana Rep by their Natural guardian Ch. Rajyalakshmi. 1't Respondent

5. Cheif Secretary, Secretariat, State of A.P., Secretariat Raod, Hyderabad. ...Respondents/Plaintiffs No.1 to 4 and D - 2 Appeal under section 96 of C.P.C against the Judgment and Decree Dated 23-09-2002 made in O.S.No.132 of 1996 on the file of the Court of the Senior civil Judge, Khammam. This appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the grounds of appeal, the Judgment and Decree of the Lower Court and the material papers in the Case and upon hearing the arguments of SRI D RAVI KUI\XAR (SC FOR TG POLICE HOUSING CORPTION), Advocate for the Appellant and none appeared for the respondents. .,.,;j'..1,/ This Court doth Order and Decree as follows: '1 . That the Appeal suit be and hereby is disposed of; 2. That the rate of interest rate is reduced from 12o/o lo Z.5ol, per annum: 3 That the appelant is directed to deposit the remarningl amount arong with interest @ 7 5% per annum within a period of eight (B) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; 4 That save as aforesaid, the Judgment and decree of the Triar court sha, stands confirmed in all other respects; and

5. That there shall be no order as to costs in this appeal. SD/. N.CHANI)RA Sf KTIAR RAO I)T]PUTY ITE(;ISTIIAR G //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Senior civil Judge. Khammam 2. Two CD Copies N DK,/PSI. YY HIGH COURT DATED: 4t07t2025 0 DECREE AS.No.175 of 2003 DISPOSING OF THE APPEAL SUIT WITHOUT COSTS -BoA "'k "'