IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 1ST OCTOBER 2009 / 9TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No.1024 of 2001(A) ------------------------------- LAR.383/1997 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENT: -------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.P.N.SUMANGALA RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT: -------------------------------- T. SATHEERATNAM, D/O GOVINDAN, TULUVANKANDY HOUSE, P.O. KOTTOOLI, KOZHIKODE. ADV. SRI.JACOB ABRAHAM SMT.KOCHUMOL KODUVATH THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1024 of 2001 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Having regard to the submissions addressed by Smt.P.N.Sumangala, the learned Government Pleader and Sri.Jacob Abraham, the learned counsel for the claimant/respondent and having noticed the judgments of this Court in L.A.A.1348/2000 and L.A.A.1206/08, two appeals pertaining to the same acquisition where the same land value was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer as in the present case, we are of the view that the value of the lands under acquisition in this case is liable to be re-fixed at Rs.30,000/- per cent. Accordingly, modifying the L. A. A. No.1024 of 2001 -2- impugned judgment and decree, we re-fix the value of lands under acquisition at Rs.30,000/- per cent. The appeal will stand allowed to the above extent. 2. It is needless to mention that the claimant will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under law on the total enhanced compensation to which she becomes eligible by virtue of this judgment. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-