IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2009 / 27TH SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 1135 of 2005 ----------------------------------- LAR. NO.66/2000 OF SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA. .................... APPELLANT: ------------------ THE NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., KAYAMKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER (HR). BY ADVS. MR.V.J.JOSEPH, SMT.M.V.LIGI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. P.A.DAKSHAYANI AMMA, KALATHIL VEETTIL, (SUKUMARA BHAVANAM), VALIYAKUZHI MURI, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. 2. RAJASWARI, ASWATHI, RAMAVARMAPURAM MURI, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. RETNAKUMARI, MALIKAYIL, NOORTTUVAHZI WARD, KOMMADI, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 4. SALIM KUMAR, KALATHIL VEETTIL, VALIYAKUZHI MURIYIL, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. 5. S.PRADEEP, S/O.SUKUMARAN, SUKUMARA SADANAM, (KALATHIL) VALIYAKUZHI MURI, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. 6. KUSUMAM, SINILAND, KULANATA, PANDALAM. LA.APP.NO.1135/2005: 7. S.PRASANTH, KALATHIL, VALIYAKUZHI MURI, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. 8. S.DEEPA, KALATHIL, VALIYAKUZHI MURI, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. 9. SANDHYA, KALATHIL, VALIYAKUZHI MURI, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. 10. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, TRIVANDRUM. R1 TO R7 BY ADV. MR.PHILIP M.VARUGHESE, R10 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SUMANGALA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ L.A.A. NO: 1135 OF 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th August, 2009. JUDGMENT PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. This is an appeal by the requistioning authority and they are aggrieved by the refixation of land value. Land Acquisition Officer fixed land value at the rate of Rs.735/- per Are which was refixed by the reference court to Rs.4800/- per Are. 2. Having regard to the submissions addressed by Mr. V.J.Joseph, learned counsel for the appellant, Shri. Philip M.Varghese, learned counsel for respondents 1 to 7 and Smt. P.N.Sumangala, learned Government Pleader for respondent No: 10 and having regard to a reappraisal of the evidence available on records, we are of the view that the enhancement granted under the impugned judgment is excessive. On a better assessment of the evidence, we feel that the market value of the acquired property can be refixed at Rs. 2205 per are. Accordingly we set aside the judgment under appeal and the market value of the land under acquisition is refixed to Rs.2205 per Are. Appeal stands allowed to that extent. It is needless to mention that the claimants L.A.A. 1135/2005 2 will be entitled to all statutory benefits on the enhanced compensation by virtue of our refixation under this judgment. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE Judge K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. --------------------------------------- L.A.A.NO: --------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: