LAC & anr. Vs. Desh Raj & ors. RFA No.76 of 2025 17.07.2026 Present: Mr. Raj Kumar Negi, Additional Advocate General, for the appellants. Mr.Mohinder Verma, Advocate, for the respondents. CMP No.15965 of 2026 The instant application has been filed on behalf of applicants/respondents for release of the awarded amount of compensation lying deposited in the Registry of this Court. As per the applicants, they requires the money for increasing their source of income. Hence, it is prayed that the awarded amount of compensation may be ordered to be released in their favour, as per their respective shares. 2. No reply is intended to be filed to the application. However, learned Additional Advocate General has opposed the application on the ground that in the event of appeal being allowed, it would be difficult for the non- applicants/appellants to recover the amount, so released. 3. Heard. Having perused the averments made in the application, which is duly supported with the affidavits of applicants-respondents and also in view of the fact that the appeal may take sufficiently long time for its final adjudication, this Court finds it in the interest of justice to release 50% of the amount, alongwith up-to-date interest, in favour of each of the applicants/respondents, out of their respective shares in the total awarded amount of compensation, which is lying deposited in the Registry of this Court, after proper verification and identification by remitting the same to their respective bank accounts, copies whereof have been annexed with the application, as Annexures R-1 to R-7. 4. It is made clear that release of the awarded amount shall be subject to final outcome of the appeal and in the event of appeal being allowed, the applicants/respondents will have to refund the amount, so released, with interest. The application stands disposed of. ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge July 17, 2026 (V.Himalvi)