IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2011 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 LA.App..No. 151 of 2006(C) ------------------------------- LAR.62/2000 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): 2ND RESPONDENT -------------------------------------- NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER (HR), KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.SHAFIK RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANTS/1ST RESPONDENT: ------------------------------------------------------ 1. SMT.RUGMINI AMMA, "DEVI VILASAM", MUTTOM, CHEPPAD VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA, (SPECIAL TAHSILDAR L.A) NO.III, S.T.P.S.HARIPAD, (IST RESPONDENT IN THE L.A.R). SRI.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.J.JOSHWA SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAMKUMAR THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.151 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Service is completed. There is no appearance for the respondents. 2. Having considered the various grounds raised and the submissions addressed at the Bar by Sri.M.A.Shafik, the learned counsel for the appellant, we find merit in his submission that the rates re-fixed by the Reference Court under the impugned award is excessive. We allow this appeal and re-fix the market value of the land under acquisition at ` 2,600/- per Are. We clarify that the claimant will be entitled for all statutory benefits on the re-fixed compensation. The appeal is allowed, however, without any order as to costs. Sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE Sd/- K. HARILAL JUDGE kns/- //True Copy// P. A. TO JUDGE -2-