IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 LA.App..No. 661 of 2004() ------------------------- LAR.253/2000 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT, NORTH PARAVUR .................... APPELLANT: CLAIMANT. -------------------- OUSEPH, S/O.MANI, KOTTAKKAL HOUSE, NAYATHODE, ANGAMALY. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.WILSON SMT.ROSE MICHAEL RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENTS. ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA. 2. KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SOCIETY, REP. BY MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SC, KIAS LTD. SMT.T.N.GIRIJA, SC, COCHIN I AIRPORT LT GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA THANKAPPAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/02/2008, ALONG WITH L.A.A.NO.346/2005 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------------------- L.A.A. NOS. 661 OF 2004, 346, & 1493 OF 2005 & 672 & 673 OF 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. These are appeals filed by the claimants aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, Sub Court, North Paravoor. Acquisition is for Kochi International Airport for the purpose of rehabilitation of the evictees. 2. It is brought to our notice that all the connected matters have been remanded to the reference court by judgment in L.A.A. No.1532 of 2005 and connected cases. In view of the fact that similar matters have been remanded, these appeals are also remanded. The parties are at liberty to adduce additional evidence, if any. The parties shall appear before the reference court on 17.3.2008. The reference shall be answered within two weeks thereafter since it is reported that the reference has already been answered in the remanded matters. L.A.A.NO.661/2004 & Connected Cases. 2 3. We find that in several cases pertaining to the same acquisition covered by the same notification, two different courts at the same place are taking different views and adopting different yardsticks. That is not a healthy trend. Therefore, we direct that all cases pertaining to one acquisition covered by the same notification shall be heard only by one and the same court. In view of the remand, the appellants are entitled to refund of the court fee. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) sp/ L.A.A.NO.661/2004 & Connected Cases. 3 KURAIN JOSEPH & HAURN-UL-RASHID, J.J L.A.A. NO 8TH FEBRUARY, 2008