IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2007 / 16TH ASWINA 1929 LA.App.No. 930 of 2001 ---------------------------- LAR.245/1997 of PRL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT/ CLAIMANT: ------------- ABRAHAM V. KURIAN, VANIAPURACKAL, TC 4/33/2 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.PATHROSE MATHAI SRI. SAJI VARGHESE. RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT: ---------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V. MANOJKUMAR. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. NO. 930 OF 2001 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of October, 2007. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This is an appeal filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R. No. 245/1997 on the file of the Principal Sub Court, Kottayam. Claimant is the appellant. 2. The reference court relied on Exhibit A2 judgment in L.A.R. No. 66/1993. That was the subject matter of appeal both by the State and the claimant, and in the common judgment in L.A.A. No. 546/1997 and connected cases, this Court has refixed the land value at Rs. 39,500/- per Are. Therefore, we partly allow this appeal and refix the land value in this case at Rs. 39,500/- per Are. We also make it clear that the appellant shall be entitled to all the eligible statutory benefits including interest on solatium. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE smp KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. L.A.A. NO. 930 OF 2001 J U D G M E N T 08.10.2007