IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 4TH OCTOBER 2007 / 12TH ASWINA 1929 LA.App..No. 146 of 2005() ------------------------- LAR.14/1999 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT --------------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.V.MANOJKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANTS ---------------------- RAJAN, S/O.PARAMESWARAN, KIZHAKKEKUTTU, THIRUVAMPADY, NJEEEZHOOR. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.RAVISANKAR THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.146 of 2005 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 4th October, 2007. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree in LAR 14/99 on the file of the Sub Court, Kottayam. The acquisition is for Moovattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project. It is brought to our notice that there is no appeal filed against LAR 12/99, the remaining case in the common judgment. The claimant has a grievance that he has not been granted the statutory benefit of interest on solatium. Being a settled position [See the decision reported in Sunder v. Union of India (2001(3) KLT 489 (SC)], we hold that the claimant is entitled to interest on solatium also. Subject to the above modification in the judgment and decree, this appeal is dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. tgs