IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2011 / 7TH MAGHA 1932 LA.App..No. 390 of 2010() ------------------------- LAR.194/2003 of SUB COURT, HOSDRUG .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS/REFERING OFFICER IN LAR ------------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD. 2. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LA(NH), KANNUR. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, N.H.DIVISION, KANNUR. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. T.T.JOSEPHINA RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- PATHRAVALAPPIL RAMACHANDRAN MASTER(RTD.) S/O.GOVINDAN, 'AISWARYA', PALLIKKARA, P.O.CHATHAMATH, PEROLE VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK. ADV. SRI.JAWAHAR JOSE FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- LAA. No. 390 of 2006 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Having anxiously considered the extensive submissions addressed before us by Smt.T.T.Josephina, learned Govt. Pleader and by Sri. Jawahar Jose, learned counsel for the respondent claimant we feel that the impugned judgment of the reference court warrants interference to the extent it relates to fixation of land value. On a de novo reappraisal of the evidence on record and keeping in mind the decision taken by this court in other cases pertaining to acquisition of land in the same village for the same purpose (see judgment in LAA. 979/10 etc.) we re-fix the value of the land under acquisition at Rs.25,000/- per cent. Appeal is allowed to the above extent. Claimant will be entitled for all LAA. 390/10 -2- statutory benefits admissible under Section 23(2), 23(1) and Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The parties are however directed to suffer their respective costs. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) (N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) ksv/-