IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 6TH ASWINA 1929 LA.App..No. 805 of 2000(A) -------------------------- LAR.535/1997 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT/ CLAIMANT ----------------------------- KOZHISSERY RAMAN RAINBOW, P.O MANNUR KADALUNDY VILLAGE KOZHIKODE TALUK BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ANTONY THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ------------------------------------------ L.A.A No. 805 of 2000 and Cross Objection No. 57 of 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of September 2007 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. This appeal is filed against the decree and judgment in the L.A.R. 535/1997 on the file of the Subcourt, Kozhikode. The acquisition is for the purpose of widening of Feroke-Kadalundy road. It is brought to our notice that the land value fixed by the Reference court has become final in view of the judgment in L.A.A. 1318/2000. In the cross-objection the grievance is that the interest on solatium is not granted. Being a settled position, (Sunder Vs. Union of India 2001 (3) K.L.T 489) the claimants shall be entitled to interest on solatium and all other statutory benefits. The appeal is dismissed and the cross objection is allowed as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID,JUDGE es -2- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID,JUDGE es -3-