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 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 LA.App..No. 716 of 2008(D) -------------------------- LAR.28/2001 of SUB COURT, OTTAPPALAM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.1 IN LAR ------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA - REP. BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LA(G)NO.1, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADERSRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & RESPONDENT NO.2 IN LAR ------------------------------------------------- 1. SUJATHA BHAGIRATHAN, K.C.'S HOUSE MAHILA SAMAJAM ROAD, OTTAPALAM. 2. SUNANDA RADHAKRISHNAN, K.C.'S HOUSE MAHILA SAMAJAM ROAD, OTTAPALAM. 3. PINGALA SANYALA, K.C.'S HOUSE MAHILA SAMAJAM ROAD, OTTAPALAM. 4. HEERA CHANDRIKA, K.C.'S HOUSE MAHILA SAMAJAM ROAD, OTTAPALAM. 5. NARMADA, K.C.'S HOUSE MAHILA SAMAJAM ROAD, OTTAPALAM. 6. SYAMALA, K.C.'S HOUSE MAHILA SAMAJAM ROAD, OTTAPALAM. 7. ROCHANA ANIYAN BY MUKTHIYAR AGED SUJATHA, K.C.'S HOUSE, MAHILA SAMAJAM ROAD OTTAPALAM. 8. THE SECRETARY, MUNICIPALITY, OTTAPALAM. ADV. SRI.E.R.VENKATESWARAN FOR R8 SRI.K.R.SANTHOSH KUMAR FOR R8 SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH FOR R1 TO 6 SRI.T.P.RAMACHANDRAN (THACHETH) FOR R1 TO 6 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No.716 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. Having regard to the submissions addressed before us by Sri.Basant Balaji, learned Government Pleader, Sri.Sandeep Ankarath, learned counsel for the claimant and Sri.R.Sreehari, learned counsel for the Municipality, we are of the view that the question of determination of the correct market value of the acquired property should be reconsidered by the reference court. Accordingly, we set aside the judgment under appeal and remand the LAR back to the reference court. The reference court will permit all parties to adduce further evidence, if they want to. That court will complete the enquiry and pass revised judgment in the light of the evidence already on record and further evidence which may come on record at the earliest and at any rate within four months of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM JUDGE sv.