IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2011 / 24TH POUSHA 1932 LA.App..No. 336 of 2010(D) ------------------------------- LAR.151/2001 of SUB COURT,ATTINGAL .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------------- SUKUMARAN BIJU, SUNIL SADANAM, CHERUNNIYOOR VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKIL TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.M.HEMALATHA RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, CONSTRUCTIONS SOUTHERN RAILWAY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER (SR) SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN SRI.N.B.SUNIL NATH,SC, RAILWAYS FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.336 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 14th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT Balakrishnan, J The property covered by this Land Acquisition Appeal was acquired for doubling the railway line from Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram. Section 4(1) notification was published on 04/09/1999. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the appellant that as per the judgment of this Court in L.A.A. No.52/09 and connected cases, the land value was re-fixed in respect of 'A' category at Rs.79,000/- per Are. Since the land covered by this case also falls under 'A' category, land value is re-fixed at Rs.79,000/- per Are. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed to the above extent. The claimant is entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the L. A. A. No.336 of 2010 -2- Land Acquisition Act. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/-