IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 16TH MAGHA 1929 LA.App.No. 322 of 2001(A) -------------------------------- LAR.26/1998 of SUB COURT, PALA .................... APPELLANT/ CLAIMANT: -------------- KOCHUTHRESIA, KOZHUPPANKUTTIYIL MARANGOLI, KOTTAYAM. NOW RESIDING AT 182(1) NORTH, SARGUNAVEETTI R.V. PURAM, NAGER COIL, KANYAKUMARI REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, THOMAS, KOCHUPPANKOTTIYIL MARANGOLI, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.MATHEW JOHN (K) SRI.BABY THOMAS RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT: ----------------- KERALA STATE REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V. MANOJKUMAR. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. No. 322 OF 2001 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This appeal is filed by the claimant aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, Sub Court, Pala. Acquisition is for Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project. There is no dispute that in all the connected matters this Court has sustained enhancement to the tune of 60% over and above the value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer. 2. Accordingly, this appeal is partly allowed refixing the land value at 60% over and above the value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer. The amounts already received by the appellant will be duly adjusted. The appellant will also be entitled to all the consequential statutory benefits including interest on solatium. But, the interest on solatium will be available only from 19.09.2001. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE smp KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. L.A.A. No. 322 OF 2001 J U D G M E N T 05.02.2008