IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2010 / 25TH SRAVANA 1932 LA.App..No. 828 of 2010() ------------------------- LAR.481/1978 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.1 IN LAR ------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR LA, CALICUT, CIVIL STATION, NEDUNGOTTOOR AMSOM DESOM, CALICUT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS R2 AND R3 IN LAR ----------------------------------------- 1. T.PADMANABHAN NAIR (DIED) 2. T.DEVAKI AMMA (DIED) 3. T.JANARDHANAN NAIR (DIED) 4. T.INDIRA, D/O.DEVAKI AMMA, AGED 65 YEARS, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM. 5. T.RAVINDRAN NAIR, (DIED) 6. T.SURENDRAN NAIR, S/O.-DO-, AGED 60 YEARS, -DO-. 7. T.PADMINI AMMA, D/O.-DO-, AGED 56 YEARS, -DO-. 8. T.VIJAYALAKSHMI, D/O.-DO-, AGED 58 YEARS 9. T.MALLIKA (DIED) 10. T.NARENDRAN, S/O.-DO- (WORKING AT SBT) 11. T.AMBUJAM (DIED) 12. T.MEENAKSHI AMMA, 13. T.SREEDHARAN NAIR, 70 YEARS, S/O.-DO-(PENSIONER) MAKKADA AMSOM DESOM. 14. T.KUTTYKRISHNAN NAIR, S/O.-DO-, AGED 68 YEARS, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE. 15. T.SATHYA BHAMA (DIED) 16. T.RAMACHANDRAN (DIED) 17. T.RATNAVALLY, (DIED) 18. KUNHILAKSHMI AMMA, (DIED) 19. T.JAYARAJAN (MANGAT HOUSE) -DO-, AMSOM AND DESOM. 20. T.RAMANI, -DO-. 21. T.MOHANAN, -DO- 22. T.RADHA, -DO-. 23. T.JANAKI AMMA (DIED) 24. T.PRABHAVATHI AMMA, D/O.-DO-MYTHRY, KATCHERI AMSOM DESOM. 25. T.PREMAVATHI AMMA, D/O.-DO-, CALICUT, PUTHOOR DESOM. 26. T.PUSHPAVATHI TEACHER 27. T.SUMATHI MEETHALASSERI (DIED) 28. T.THANAKAMANI, D/O. -DO- PUTHUR DESOM, CALICUT. 29. GOPINATHAN, S/O.-DO- EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM. 30. T.BALAKRISHNAN, -DO-. 31. T.RADHAMANI, D/O.-DO- 32. SUMATHI AMMA, (DIED) 33. BALAN NAIR, (DIED) 34. KUNHI KUTTY AMMA (DIED) 35. T.ASOKAN NAIR, KASABA AMSOM DESOM 36. SREEDHARAN NAIR, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM 37. T.SANTHAMMA -DO-, -DO-. 38. KARTHIYAYANI AMMA (DIED) 39. T.ARAVINDAKSHAN -DO-. 40. T.RADHA, PARAMBATH HOUSE, EDAKKAD. 41. T.MANOJ, S/O.PRABHAKARAN NAMBIAR,-DO-. 42. T.PRAMOD, S/O.-DO- 43. MADHAVI @ KUNHIKUTTYAMMA (DIED) 44. P.SREEMANNUNNI NAIR, S/O.-DO-. 45. P.SREEDHARAN NAIR (DIED) 46. P.SREENIVASAN NAIR, S/O.-DO-. 47. P.RADHA AMMA, D/O.-DO-, 65 YEARS 48. PRABHAKARAN NAIR, (DIED) 49. T.PRABHAKARAN NAIR, EDAKKAD, S/O.VENUGOPALAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 50. T.VENUGOPAL, S/O.KARTHIYAYANI AMMA, 51. C.T.ANITHA KUMARI, D/O.-DO- PADINHAREKKARA, WAYANAD. 52. C.T.PRASEETHA, D/O.PADMANABHAN NAIR, 53. T.RAJAGOPALAN, KACHERI AMSOM DESOM 54. T.RAJU, S/O.-DO-. 55. T.BIJU, S/O.-DO-. 56. P.UMADEVI, W/O.T.PADMANABHAN NAIR, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM. 57. P.GIRIJA, D/O.-DO-. 58. P.RAMESH, S/O.-DO- 59. P.PRASAD, S/O. -DO-. 60. P.PADMAJA, D/O.-DO-. 61. P.SANTHOSHKUMAR, S/O.-DO-. 62. E.PADMANABHAN NAIR, KARUVASSERI AMSOM DESOM. 63. C.SINDHU, D/O.-D0-. 64. C.SIVANANDAN, S/O.-DO-. 65. T.MOHANAN, S/O.ANANATHAN NAIR, VENGERI AMSOM DESOM. 66. T.MADHUSOODANAN, -DO-. 67. T.PRAKASHAN, S/O.-DO-. 68. T.VINODINI, D/O.-DO-. 69. T.LEELA AMMA MADAKUNNU, MAKADA AMSOM DESOM. 70. SATHYAVATHYI, -DO-. 71. SHYLAJA, -DO-. 72. SUDHA, -DO-. 73. USHA, -DO-. 74. SHEELA, D/O.-D0- 75. VASANTHAKUMARI 76. RAGHUNATH, -DO-. 77. PREMATHNATH, -DO-. 78. GAYATHRI DEVI, -DO-. 79. PRIYA KUMARI, -DO-. 80. RUDRAKUMARI, -DO-. 81. P.SUSHEELA AMMA, W/O.PRABHAKARAN NAIR, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM, -DO-. 82. P.VISWANATHAN, S/O.-DO- 83. P.UNNIKRISHNAN, S/O.-DO-. 84. P.JAYAPRAKASAN, S/O.-D0- 85. P.SANTHAKUMARI, S/O.-D0-. 86. P.BAIJU, 26 YEARS, 87. BIJU, 24 YEARS 88. RAJAGOPALAN, 65 YEARS 89. P.R.THANKAMANI, W/O.RAVINDRAN NAIR, PRAMBATH, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM. 90. P.BINDU, D/O.-DO- 91. M.RADHA, W/O.T.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, VENGERI AMSOM, KARUVASSERI DESOM. 92. MIDHUN RAJ, S/O.-DO-. 93. E.P.VANAJA, W/O.T.JANARDHANAN NAIR, 58 YEARS, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM 94. E.P.SURESH KUMAR, S/O.-DO-. 95. E.P.AJITH KUMAR 96. E.P.RAJITHA, D/O.-DO- 97. VIJAYA, W/O.PRABHAKARAN NAIR, KATECHERI AMSOM DESOM, CALICUT, 56 YEARS. 98. CHILDREN, PRASANTH, 26 YEARS 99. CHILDREN, JAYALAKSHMI, 24 YEARS, -DO- 100. CHILDREN, MOHANAN, S/O.SUMATHI AMMA. 101. T.MADHUSOODANAN, S/O.-DO-, 47 YEARS 102. T.PRAKASAN, S/O.-DO-, 44 YEARS. 103. T.VINODINI, D/O.-DO-, 42 YEARS 104. T.GEETHA, D/O.INDIRA, EDAKKAD AMSOM DESOM, CALICUT. 105. T.ANITHA, D/O.VIJAYA, -DO- 106. T.VIMAL KUMAR, S/O.-DO- 107. T.SUNITHA, D/O.-DO- 108. T.SNEHALATHA, D/O.THANKAMANI, -DO-. 109. P.BHAGEERATHI, D/O.-DO-. 110. T.MINI, D/O.-DO-. 111. T.SURESH, S/O. DO. 112. T.PRASAD, S/O.DO. DO. 113. T.SASIDHARAN, 46 YEARS, S/O.PRABHAVATHI AMMA. 114. SISTER, T.GEETHA, 45 YEARS, WORKING AS BSNL. 115. V.ASOKAN, S/O.THATTALATH PREMAVATHY AMMA, 45 YEARS, WORKING AS BANK. 116. SISTER, V.LALITHA, 42 YEARS, SWASTHAM. 117. THATTALATH LEELAVATHI AMMA, D/O.JANAKI AMMA, 64 YEARS. 118. THATTALATH SNEHALATHA, D/O.LEELAVATHI, 43 YEARS. 119. BROTHER KALLUVEETTIL SATHEESH KUMAR, 41 YEARS, DRIVER. 120. SISTER, K.ANITHA, 40 YEARS, SWASTHAM. 121. SISTER T.SEETHA, 38 YEARS, SWASTHAM. 122. SISTER T.RAJITHA, 37 YEARS, (TEACHER). 123. THATTALATH T.PADMAVATHI AMMA, D/O.JANAKI AMMA, RESIDING AT POKIRATH, PADINHATTUMMURI AMSOM, MOORIKARA DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK. 124. CHILDREN T.P.SOBHANA, 53 YEARS, SWASTHAM. 125. BROTHER T.P.VINOD KUMAR, 51 YEARS, SALES MANAGER. 126. BROTHER ANIL KUMAR, 49 YEARS, (WORKING AS HEAD CLERK IN IMCH). 127. SISTER SHUBHA RAMACHANDRAN, 46 YEARS, SWASTHAM. 128. BROTHER, T.P.SUNIL KUMAR, 43 YEARS, "DANZAS" ADMINISTRATOR. 129. K.C.SHALINA DEV, S/O.POKKIRATH T.P.SOBHANA, 31 YEARS. 130. SISTER, C.ROSHNA DEV, 28 YEARS, 'DATA' OPERATOR 131. THATTALATH HYMAVATHI AMMA, 63 YEARS, D/O.JANAKI AMMA, SWASTHAM. 132. T.SUDHIR, 39 YEARS, DRAFTS MAN, S/O.9TH PETITIONER HYMAVATHI AMMA. 133. SISTERT.SABITHA, 38 YEARS, TEACHER. 134. BROTHER, T.SAJITH, 37 YEARS, COMPUTER ENGINEER. 135. T.SHYLAVATHI, 47 YEARS, D/O.THATTALATH JANAKI AMMA, SWASTHAM. 136. SECRETARY, BHAVANA NIRMANA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., 137. ALOTEES ASSOCIATION -DO-. ADV. SRI.K.V.SOHAN SMT.SREEJA SOHAN.K. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No. 828 OF 2010 ------------------------ Dated this the 16th day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. We are not inclined to entertain this appeal, which pertains to acquisition of land in Kacheri village within the area of the Kozhikode Corporation. The acquisition was for the purpose of Kozhikode Bhavana Nirmana Sahakarana Sangham. Relevant Section 4(1) notification was published on 27/6/1972. The award was passed and possession was taken in September 1978. The land value awarded by the land acquisition officer was Rs.596/- per cent for the property which was dry land. The Reference Court on evaluating the evidence which came on record, refixed the market value at Rs.3,000/- per cent. Enhancement of 50000/- was given towards value of improvements and enhancement by 29000/- was given towards value of structure. 2. In the present appeal grounds are raised only regarding the refixation of market value of land by the court below. Having scanned the judgment, we notice that the court below determined the market value as on September 1978 i.e. six years L.A.A.No.828/2010 2 after section 4(1) notification. Reasons stated by the Courts below is that there was long delay on the part of the Land Acquisition Officer for passing the award. Delay on the part of the awarding officer in passing the award will not by itself be justification for refixing the market value of the property a day subsequent to Section 4 (1) notification. At the same time, we are not inclined to interfere with the judgment for that reason because we find that the market value ultimately refixed by the Court is reasonable. The property was dry land situated at a distance just 100 meters from Eranhippalam junction. We feel that it is more or less the correct market value that has been arrived by the learned Subordinate Judge in the impugned judgment. The appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM , JUDGE dpk