IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 LA.App..No. 252 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.217/2004 of PRL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENT: -------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT: --------------- PREETHY MATHEW, VALLATHU HOUSE, OMALLOOR, KOTHANALLOOR VILLAGE. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/05/2010, ALONG WITH LAA NO. 2491 OF 2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ---------------------------------- L.A.A. Nos.252 & 2491of 2008 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T ---------------------- Pius C.Kuriakose,J. Even though the respondents/claimants were served through their Advocates who were appearing before the court below, they have not entered appearance before this court for resisting these appeals. These cases pertain to acquisition of land in Kothanalloor and Manjoor villages of Kottayam District for the purposes of Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.15,625/- per Are which was re- fixed by the reference court at Rs.30,125/- per Are. Our attention is drawn by the Senior Government Pleader Smt. Latha T. Thankappan to the judgment of this court in LAA.No.2139/2008. Under that judgment we approved re- fixation of value of comparable lands from Rs.13,840/- to Rs.25,000/-. We do not find any reason for awarding a higher percentage of increase for the lands which are involved in these cases. Accordingly we re-fix the value of lands under L.A.A.252/08 & 2491/08 2 acquisition in these appeals at Rs.28,125/- per Are. Both the appeals are allowed to the above extent. Parties are directed to suffer their respective costs. It is needless to mention that on the total enhanced compensation to which the parties will become eligible by virtue of this judgment they will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(1A), 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. okb