IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS FRIDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2010 / 8TH SRAVANA 1932 LA.App..No. 2335 of 2008(C) --------------------------- LAR.458/2005 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT NO.1 ----------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT. LATHA T THANKAPPAN ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT & RESPONDENT NO.2 ----------------------------------------- 1. MADHUSOODANABABU, S/O.GOWTHAMADAS, MADHUSOODANA BHAVAN, ANAYARA, KADAKAMPALLY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, TRIDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ADV. SRI.K.A.JALEEL, SC., TRIDA FOR R2 SRI.R.MANOJ FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30.7.2010 THE COURT ON SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS JJ., - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A. No. 2335 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of July, 2010. JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose J., The issue raised by the Government in this appeal is covered in favour of the Government by the common judgment in L.A.A. No. 2413 of 2008 series. Following the judgment we allow the appeal and revise the market value of the land at Rs.14,00,000/- per Are. 2. The respondents however will be entitled to statutory benefits admissible under Section 23(2), 23(1A) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. However the interest under Section 28 will be calculated from the date of dispossession and not from the date of award. Parties are directed to suffer their respective cost. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JUDGE. dl/