IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2011 / 8TH MAGHA 1932 LA.App..No. 1180 of 2008(D) -------------------------------- LAR.311/1999 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------------- BHASKARAN, S/O.,AYYANKUTTY, KARUTHEDATH, MALAPARAMBA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JESWIN P.VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT ----------------------------------- THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) NH-II, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. R/BY ADVOCATE GENERAL, HIGH COURT, ERNAKULAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.T.JOSEPHINA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1180 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 28th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J We find force in the submission of Sri.T.T.Josephina, the learned Government Pleader that the issue raised by the appellant in this appeal is directly covered by judgment of this Court in L.A.A. No.277/09. Relying on that judgment, we allow the appeal to the extent of re-fixing the market value of the land under acquisition at Rs.48,000/- per cent. The appellant will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. Parties are however, directed to suffer their respective costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/- -2-