IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2011 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 LA.App..No. 504 of 2007 ---------------------------- LAR.168/96 OF PRINCIPAL SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE ------------------- APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: ---------------------------------- THE SPL.TAHSILDAR (LA) N.H.I.KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT: --------------------------------- * THENADATH CHATHU, P.O.ERANHIKKAL, KOZHIKODE. [DIED] ADDL. RESPONDENTS 2 TO 8 IMPLEADED ADDL. R2 SMT.KAMALA, W/O THENADATH CHATHU, KOPPAN VAYAL, P.O. ERANHIKKAL, ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE. ADDL. R3 SMT.LATHA, D/O THENADATH CHATHU, W/O VENU, KATTUKANDITHAZHAM, ERANHIKKAL, ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE. ADDL. R4 SMT.SUDHA, D/O THENADATH CHATHU, W/O MANI, THRUVATH VEEDU, P.O. MODAKALLUR, ATHOLI VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE. ADDL. R5 SMT.SUMATHI, D/O THENADATH CHATHU, KOPPAN VAYAL, P.O., ERANHIKKAL, ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE. LA.App..No. 504 of 2007 -2- ADDL. R6 SMT.RANI, D/O THENADATH CHATHU, W/O SANTHOSH KUMAR, KUNNUMMAL VEEDU, PUTHIYANGADI, PUTHIYANGADI VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE. ADDL. R7 SMT.PRABHA, D/O THENADATH CHATHU, W/O RAJEEV, ADUVATTIL VEEDU, P.O.KANNANKARA, OLOPPARA, CHELANUR VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE. ADDL. R8 SRI.JAYAPRAKASH, S/O THENADATH CHATHU, KOPPAN VAYAL, P.O., ERANHIKKAL, ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE. *[LEGAL HEIRS OF DECESED CLAIMANT ARE IMPLEADED AS ADDL. RESPONDENTS 2 TO 8 VIDE ORDER DT.07/12/11 IN I.A.3662/10] ADV. SRI.P.S.SREEDHARAN PILLAI FOR R2 TO8 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.504 of 2007 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 7th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose This appeal by the Government pertains to acquisition of land in Elathur village pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 18/02/93. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of ` 4,600/- per cent. The Reference Court in the first instance enhanced the land value to ` 12,500/- per cent. Government preferred an appeal against that award. The appeal was allowed by way of remand order. Pursuant to the remand order the Reference Court has passed the impugned award re-fixing the land value at ` 30,000/- per cent. 2. In the memorandum of appeal various grounds are raised assailing what is described as excessiveness of the compensation. Our attention is drawn by the learned senior Government Pleader to the judgment of this Court in L. A. A. No.504 of 2007 -2- L.A.A.1546/00. It is seen from that judgment that this Court has in several other cases pertaining to acquisition of land in Elathur village for the same purpose fixed land value at ` 18,000/- per cent. Following that judgment we allow this appeal and re-fix the market value of the land under acquisition at ` 18,000/- per cent. On the re-fixed compensation, the claimant will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The decree copy will be issued to the Government only after ensuring that the cost amount of ` 1,500/- due to the claimant under the order condoning the delay is paid. Sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE Sd/- K. HARILAL JUDGE kns/- //True Copy// P. A. TO JUDGE L. A. A. No.504 of 2007 -3-