Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:13753-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35529 of 2024 Petitioner :- Bhagwat Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Chaudhary Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,Chetan Chatterjee Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to release the rest amount of Rs.2,50,000/- in favour of the petitioner in pursuance of award dated 29.01.2014 passed by respondent no.2 u/s 6(A) of Public Liability and Insurance Act within the time to be specified by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Upon a perusal of the documents and after hearing the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, we are of the view that the District Magistrate, Mau should release the balance amount in favour of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from date, failing which interest shall be payable on the balance amount @ 12% per annum. 4. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 27.1.2025 Dev/- (Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad