IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2010 / 20TH SRAVANA 1932 LA.App..No. 1111 of 2009() -------------------------- LAR.8/2006 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): IST RESPONDENT ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. LATHA T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & 2ND RESPONDENT ----------------------------------------- 1. K.M.JOSEPH, TC 27/44, KURISINKAL, PATTOOR, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, TRIDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, TRIDA FOR R2 SRI.T.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- LAA. No. 1111 of 2009 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Heard Smt. Latha T. Thankappan, learned Sr. Govt. Pleader Sri. T.Rajasekharan Nair, learned counsel for the respondent. We are of the view that the decision of this Court in LAA. No.467 of 2008 decides the issue involved in this appeal slightly in favour of the Government. Following the decision in that appeal, we allow this appeal to the extent of re-fixing the market value of the land under acquisition at Rs.16,60,000/- per Are. We make it clear that the statutory interest under section 28, will become admissible to the respondent only from the date of dispossession, i.e., 28-12-2004. The parties are directed to suffer their respective costs. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) (C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE) ksv/-