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 25TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1932 LA.App..No. 431 of 2010(C) -------------------------- LAR.658/2008 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.1 IN LAR ------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. LATHA T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT & RESPONDENT NO.2 IN LAR ------------------------------------------------ 1. JOHN JYOTHI RAJ, USHUS, TC 31/128, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.LAL GEORGE FOR R1 SMT.M.J.INDUJA FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- LAA. No. 431 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T Pius C.Kuriakose, J. This appeal is coming up in the defect list. We find that there is appearance for the Government and for the contesting claimant. The learned Govt. Pleader draws our attention to the judgment of this Court in LAA.No. 310 of 2010 and connected cases and submits that for identical property acquired for the same purpose the market value has been refixed at Rs.10 lakhs per Are. The above submission is not disputed by the learned counsel for the claimant. In these circumstances, we allow the appeal and reduce the market value of the land under acquisition to Rs.10 lakhs per Are. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. The claimant will be entitled to all statutory benefits on the re-fixed compensation. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) (N.K. BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) ksv/-