IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2011 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 LA.App..No. 1210 of 2005(B) -------------------------------- LAR.33/2000 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S)/2ND RESPONDENT: --------------------------------------- NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER (HR), KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.SHAFIK RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT/1ST RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. SRI.DANIEL, MANAGER, LIGHT OF HOPE MISSION, KANJOOR, CHEPPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA, (SPECIAL TAHSILDAR L.A) NO.III, S.T.P.S. HARIPAD, (IST RESPONDENT IN THE L.A.R). SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAMKUMAR THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1210 of 2005 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Having considered the various grounds raised and the submissions addressed before us by Sri.M.A.Shafik, the learned counsel for the appellant, we are convinced that the rates re-fixed by the Reference Court under the impugned award is excessive. We allow this appeal and re-fix the market value of the land under acquisition at ` 9,200/- per Are. The claimant will be entitled for all statutory benefits on the re-fixed compensation. The appeal is allowed, however, without any order as to costs. Sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE Sd/- K. HARILAL JUDGE kns/- //True Copy// P. A. TO JUDGE -2-