IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 27TH MAGHA 1932 LA.App..No. 565 of 2009(A) ------------------------------- LAR.31/06 OF II ADDL. SUB COURT, TRIVANDRUM ------------- APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,TRIVANDRUM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS --------------------------------- 1. NUSAIFA, T.C. 32/138,NAZEEMA MANZIL, CHACKAI, PETTAH, TRIVANDRUM. 2. SHAJU MUHAMMED, T.C. 32/138, NAZEEMA MANZIL, CHACKAI, PETTAH, TRIVANDRUM. 3. SHIBU MUHAMMED, T.C.32/138, NAZEEMA MANZIL, CHACKAI, PETTAH, TRIVANDRUM. 4. SHIJU MUHAMMED, T.C. 32/138, NAZEEMA MANZIL, CHACKAI, PETTAH, TRIVANDRUM. ADV. SRI.R.MANOJ FOR R3 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.565 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 16th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Having considered the grounds raised in this appeal preferred by the Government and also the submissions addressed before us by Smt.Latha T. Thankappan, the learned Senior Government Pleader and Sri.R.Manoj, the learned counsel for the claimants and having taken into account various judgments of this Court including the judgment in LAA.867/08 and the judgment in LAA.467/08, we are of the view that there is every justification for re- fixing the value of land under acquisition in this case at Rs.12 lakhs per Are. Accordingly, we modify the impugned award and re-fix the value of the land under acquisition at Rs.12 lakhs per Are. L. A. A. No.565 of 2009 -2- 2. The appeal is allowed to the above extent only. The claimants will be entitled for all statutory benefits on the re- fixed compensation. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/-