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 24TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1931 LA.App..No. 819 of 2006() ------------------------- LAR.75/1998 of SUB COURT, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT(S): SUPPL.2ND RESPONDENT ---------------------------------- AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NATIONAL AIRPORTS DIVISION, CALICUT AIRPORT, CALICUT AIRPORT P.O. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SC, CALICUT AIRPOR SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & IST RESPONDENT IN LAR ------------------------------------------------ 1. KONIYAKATH AMINAKUTTY, W/O.MAMMADEESSAKUTTY, P.O.CHIRAYIL, KONDOTTY, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, MALAPPURAM. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. LATHA T.THANKAPPAN FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/11/2009, ALONG WITH LAA. NO. 838/06 ETC. THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------ LAA. No. 819 of 2006 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T Pius C. Kuriakose, J. The requisitioning Authority, the Airport Director, Calicut Airport is the appellant. The properties in Nediyirippu Village were acquired for the expansion of the runway of Calicut Airport pursuant to 4(1) notification published on 15- 1-1993. The L.A. Officer included the property in Tak No.5 and awarded land value at the rate of Rs.6225/- per cent. The reference court re-fixed the same at R.11,500/- per cent. We notice the common judgment of this Court in L.A.A. No. 1020 of 2004 and connected cases. Under that common judgment we dealt with a large number of cases included in various Taks acquired for the same purpose. Following the decision taken in that common judgment we refix the value of land under acquisition at Rs.10,500/- per cent. Appeal is allowed to that extent only. But for the total LAA. No. 819 of 2006 - 2 - enhanced compensation to which the claimant/respondent becomes eligible by virtue of this judgment, they will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Section 23(1A), 23(2) and Section 28 of the L.A. Act. The parties are directed to suffer their costs in this appeal. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE ksv/-