IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 6TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 LA.App..No. 1555 of 2005 LAR.45/2002 OF SUB COURT, THODUPUZHA APPELLANT: RESPONDENT STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW RESPONDENT: CLAIMANT BAPU, S/O.SAID MUHAMMED, ELAVUMKAL, THALAMATTOM KARA, THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.S.ANANTHAKRISHNAN SRI.N.K.SUBRAMANIAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/11/2008, ALONGWITH L.A.A.NO.33 OF 2006 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------- L.A.A. NOS.1555 OF 2005, 33, 118, 123, 188 OF 2006, 279 AND 328 OF 2007 and Cross Objection No. 109 of 2008 in LAA.118/2006 Cross Objection No.48 of 2007in LAA.188/2006 ------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th November, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. These appeals are filed by the State aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, namely, Sub Court, Thodupuzha. The acquisition is for the purpose of widening Thodupuzha-Ramamangalam public road. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed the land value at Rs.11,291/- per cent. The reference court enhanced the land value at Rs.33,350/- per cent. It is seen that the land value fixed by the reference court at Rs.33,350/- has become final in view of the judgment in L.A.A.No.1486 of 2005 which was filed in L.A.R.No.7 of 2001. Therefore, these appeals are dismissed. 2. We do not find any merit in the Cross Objections and they L.A.A. NO.1555 OF 2005 AND CONNECTED CASES :: 2 :: are dismissed. However, we make it clear that the claimants shall be entitled to all statutory and eligible benefits. The interlocutory application for stay in all these appeals are also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH) Judge (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/