IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM SATURDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2011 / 29TH SRAVANA 1933 LA.App..No. 169 of 2008 (B) ------------------------------- LAR.38/1996 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LA, NH II, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.V.T.K.MOHANAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT/RESPONDENT IN THE LAR: -------------------------------------------------------------- VELLECHANKANDY RUGMINI AMMA, THALAKKULATHUR AMSOM DESOM. ADV. SRI.R.SUDHISH THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.169 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of August, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J In this appeal pertains to acquisition of land in Thalakkulathur village pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 15/01/93 for the purpose of construction of Kozhikode byepass, the Land Acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of ` 5,102/- per cent. The Reference Court under the impugned judgment re-fixed the land value at ` 30,000/- per cent. Our attention is drawn by the learned Government Pleader Sri.V.T.K.Mohanan to the judgment of this Court in L.A.A.1053/2000. We notice from that judgment that for identical property acquired for the same purpose pursuant to the same notification this Court has re-fixed the land value at ` 25,000/- per cent. Following that judgment, L. A. A. No.169 of 2008 -2- we allow this appeal and re-fix the market value of the land under acquisition at ` 25,000/- per cent. The appeal is allowed, however without any order as to costs. The claimant/respondent will be entitled for all statutory benefits on the re-fixed compensation. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-