IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 LA.App..No. 533 of 2009(C) ------------------------------- LAR.165/2005 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.1 --------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT & RESPONDENT NO.2 --------------------------------------------------------- 1. GEE VARGHESE MAMMEN, T.C.27/1638, MULAVELI THADATHIL, PATTOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, TRIDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.RAM MOHAN.G. FOR R1 SRI.G.P.SHINOD FOR R1 SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, TRIDA FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/03/2011 A/W LAA NO.554 OF 2009 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. Nos.533 & 554 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Sri.G.Ram Mohan, the learned counsel for the claimants/respondents very fairly informs us that the issue raised by the Government in these appeals is covered in favour of the Government to a certain extent by judgment of this Court in L.A.A.923/09. He placed before us a copy of the above judgment. Relying on that judgment, we allow both these appeals and re-fix the market value of the lands under acquisition at Rs.16,16,000/- per Are. Needless to mention that the claimants will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act on the total re-fixed compensation. Both the appeals are allowed, however, L. A. A. Nos.533 & 554 of 2009 -2- without any order as to costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/-