IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2008 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 LA.App..No. 1489 of 2003() -------------------------- LAR.130/1997 of SUB COURT, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT(S): NOT PARTY IN L.A.R -------------------------------- AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CALICUT AIRPORT, P.O.CALICUT AIRPORT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SC, CALICUT AIRPOR RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT AND IST RESPONDENT IN L.A.R. ---------------------------------------------------- 1. KUNNUMMEL KULEERI ABOOBACKER HAJI, S/O.MOHAMMED HAJI, NEDIYIRUPPU. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1489 of 2003 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. 2. The appeal is filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.130/1997 on the file of the Sub Court, Manjeri. The acquisition is for the purpose of Calicut Air Port. The requisitioning authority is the appellant. The main ground taken is that the requisitioning authority was not afforded an opportunity before the reference court. Being a settled position we set aside the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.130/1997 on the file of the Sub Court, Manjeri. The appellant herein will stand impleaded as the additional respondent in the reference. The reference court shall answer the reference after affording an opportunity to the requisitioning authority (the additional respondent) within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In view of the remand as above, the appellant will be entitled to refund of the court fee already paid. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. --------------------------- L.A.A.No.1489 of 2003 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 4th December 2008