IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 LA.App..No. 668 of 2010 --------------------------- LAR.118/2006 of SUB COURT,THODUPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S)/CLAIMANT: ----------------------------- CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR, S/O KESAVAN NAIR, PRABHAKARA MANDIRAM, KOLANI. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI SRI.A.S.SAJUSH PAUL RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KSTP DIVISION, PONKUNNAM. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.668 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Heard Sri.K.K.Chandran Pillai, the learned counsel for the appellant and the senior Government Pleader who has taken notice as directed by us. We have today allowed LAA.629/10. We find that the judgment which was impugned in that appeal as well as the judgment impugned in this appeal is a common judgment. Thus, in our opinion in view of the reasons stated in our judgment in LAA.629/10, this appeal has to be allowed in full. We allow this appeal in full and re-fix the market value of the land at L. A. A. No.668 of 2010 -2- Rs.1,23,500/- per Are. This means that the appellant will be entitled for additional compensation of Rs.49,689/- per Are over and above what is awarded by the Reference Court. The appellant will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. However, the total compensation will not carry interest during the period from 05/04/10 to 14/06/10. Parties are directed to suffer their costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-