IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 LA.App..No. 1425 of 2009() -------------------------------------- LAR.34/2001 OF SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT/ADDL. 2ND RESPONDENT --------------------------------------------------------- INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PARAMARA SHOPPING COMPLEX, PARAMARA ROAD, KOCHI- 682 018, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. (NOW OFFICE AT HOUSE NO.1/631/A, KANADIKADU AREA, MARADU. P.O, KOCHI-682 304. BY ADV. SRI.V.SANTHARAM, SC, IWAI RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANTS AND IST RESPONDET --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SARASWATHY AMMA, KADAVANATTU HOUSE, CHERUTHANA, MAVELIKARA. 2. LEELAMMA, KADAVANATTU HOUSE, CHERUTHANA, MAVELIKARA. 3. SURESH KUMAR, KADAVANATTU HOUSE, CHERUTHANA, MAVELIKARA. 4. RAJESH KUMAR, KADAVANATTU HOUSE, CHERUTHANA, MAVELIKARA. 5. SINDHU, KADAVANATTU HOUSE, CHERUTHANA, MAVELIKARA. 6. GEETHA DEVI, KADAVANADU, CHERUTHANA VADAKKU, CHERUTHANA VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA. 7. DEEPA, KADAVANADU, CHERUTHANA VADAKKU, CHERUTHANA VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA. LA.App..No. 1425 of 2009 8. DEEPTHI, KADAVANADU, CHERUTHANA VADAKKU, CHERUTHANA VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA. 9. DIVYA RANI, KADAVANADU, CHERUTHANA VADAKKU CHERUTHANA VILLAGE, MAVELIKARA. 10. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SPL. TAHSILDAR (L.A), NATIONAL WATERWAY NO.III, ALAPPUZHA. R1, R2, R4, R6, R7 & R9 BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN. R10 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.V.T.K. MOHANAN. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1425 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. The lands under acquisition were both dry and wet lands. Counsel for the appellant submitted that the rate awarded for the dry lands were approved by this Court in another cases and hence no interference is warranted. But as regards wet lands, he drew our attention to judgments of this Court in L.A.A.No.609 of 2006 and submitted that for the identical wet lands the market value has been fixed at Rs.1,235/- per are. Following the above judgment, we allow this appeal and refix the land value at Rs.1,235/- per are. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. The respondents will be entitled for statutory benefits on the refixed compensation only. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE ami/