As per your earlier request we should not pay any amount above $ 500.

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1. As per your earlier request we should not pay any amount above $ 500.
2. You have requested earlier that we not to pay any amount above $ 500.

Would please tell me which one is grammatically correct?
 

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The first is grammatical but still doesn't sound correctly worded. The second isn't grammatical.

But I can't understand what you mean without context. What's the background?

(It's not enough for a sentence to be grammatical. It also has to be worded in a natural or normal way.)
 

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You have earlier requested us not to pay any amount above $500.
 

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The first is grammatical but still doesn't sound correctly worded. The second isn't grammatical.

But I can't understand what you mean without context. What's the background?

(It's not enough for a sentence to be grammatical. It also has to be worded in a natural or normal way.)
He had earlier requested that we should not pay any amount above $500. He is now requesting us to pay the amount which is exceeding above $500, so we have to remind him that we have a standing request.
 

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He had earlier requested that we should not pay any amount above $500. He is now requesting us to pay the amount which is exceeding above $500,
When I asked for context, I meant:
1. What's the relationship between the speaker and the other person?
2. What's the payment for?

Anyway, you could try:
You had asked us earlier not to pay any amount higher than $500.
You had asked us earlier not to pay more than $500 at any one time.


"Request" needs a specific construction, ideally, though it's often used the same way as "ask".
 

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He is now asking you to pay amounts that exceed $500, but you don't want to do that. Why? Because of his previous instructions. (Isn't he allowed to change his mind?)
 

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Not without giving notice rescinding his earlier request.
 
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