IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2009 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 LA.App..No. 2 of 2008() ----------------------- LAR.131/1999 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): 1ST RESPONDENT: ----------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE ADDL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER, MAVELIKARA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & ADDL.RESPONDENT NO.2: ------------------------------------------------ 1. LAKSHMIKUTTY AMMA, CHOORAKKATTU VEEDU, KANJOOR, KOTTAKKAKOM, CHEPPAD, ALAPPUZHA PIN 690513. 2. UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR, CHOORAKKATTU VEEDU, KANJOOR, KOTTAKKAKOM, CHEPPAD, ALAPPUZHA PIN 690513. 3. N.T.P.C.LTD., REP. BY CHIEF MANAGER(HR) RAJIV GANDHI COMBINED CYCLE POWER PROJECT, CHOOLATHERUVU P.O., ALAPPUZHA PIN 690506. ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR FOR R1 & 2 SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) FOR R1 & 2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J. ........................................... L.A.A.No. 2 OF 2008 ............................................. Dated this the 1st day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T This is an appeal preferred against the award of the Land Acquisition Court, Mavelikkara in LAR.No.131/1999. 6.20 Ares of wet land was acquired and the Land Acquisition Officer fixed the land value at Rs.735/= per Are. On reference, the Land Acquisition Court enhanced it to Rs.10,000/= and gave the difference of Rs.9,265/= per Are. It is against that decision, the State has come up in appeal. 2. I had perused the award in LAR.No.94/1998 passed by the Subordinate Judge, Mavelikkara. It was one of the documents relied on as Ext.A3 in the case. After considering the materials, a Division Bench of this Court in LAA.No.1237/2003 arrived at a conclusion that the value for the wet land can be fixed at Rs.9,000/= per Are. I do not find any reason to deviate from the said finding and therefore, the Land Acquisition Appeal is partly allowed and the land value is fixed at Rs.9,000/= per Are and after deducting Rs.735/= already awarded, the enhanced land : 2 : L.A.A.No. 2 OF 2008 value would come to Rs.8,265/= per Are with the attendant benefits under the Land Acquisition Act which is passed in favour of the claimants. Disposed of accordingly. M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE cl : 3 : L.A.A.No. 2 OF 2008