IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2011 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 LA.App..No. 322 of 2011(A) ------------------------------ LAR.106/2007 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENT NO.1 IN LAR: ----------------------------------------------- THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT AND RESPONDENT NO.2 IN LAR: -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. C.P.SATHEESH, T.C.15/1632,MINCHIN ROAD VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 2. THE SECRETARY, TRIDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695010 ADV. SRI.K.A.JALEEL, SC., TRIDA FOR R-2 SRI.M.BALAGOVINDAN FOR R1 SRI.T.K.ANANDA PADMANABHAN FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.322 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Having considered the submissions of the learned senior Government Pleader, Sri.C.R.Shyamkumar, those of Sri.M.Balagovindan, the learned counsel for the claimant and Sri.K.A.Jaleel, the learned counsel for the 2nd respondent, we find force in the submission of Sri.C.R.Shyamkumar, the learned senior Government Pleader that the issue raised by the Government in this appeal is covered in favour of the Government by judgment of this Court in L.A.A.263/09. A copy of the judgment in L.A.A.263/09 and other connected matters is available for perusal. On going through the above judgment, it is seen that for identical property acquired for the same purpose, this Court has re-fixed the value of the land at ` 21,60,000/- per Are. Hence, in modification of the award which is impugned in this appeal, we allow this appeal L. A. A. No.322 of 2011 -2- and re-fix the value of land under acquisition at ` 21,60,000/- per Are. The claimant will be entitled for all statutory benefits on the re-fixed compensation. Parties are directed to suffer their respective costs in this appeal. Sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE Sd/- K. HARILAL JUDGE kns/- //True Copy// P. A. TO JUDGE