IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2011 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1932 LA.App..No. 1247 of 2010 (B) -------------------------------- LAR.27/2009 of ADDL.SUB COURT, NORTH PARAVUR .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANTS: -------------------------------- 1. CICILY VARGHESE, W/O.VARGHESE, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE (POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF LEGAL HEIRS OF VARGHESE). 2. POLACHAN, S/O.BHAVACHAN CHANDY, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 3. PHILOMINA, D/O.BHAVACHAN CHANDY BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 4. ROSY, D/O.BHAVACHAN CHANDY BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 5. MARY, D/O.BAVACHAN CHANDY, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 6. ANNAKUTTY, W/O.JOSE, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 7. FRANCIS, W/O.JOSE, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. LAA.1247/10 -2- 8. PAPPACHAN, S/O.JOSE, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 9. NELSON, S/O.JOSE, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWARAM KARA, MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 10. MINI, D/O.JOSE, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWASWAM KARA MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. 11. BABU, S/O.JOSE, BALAYAPADATH, NEELEESWASWAM KARA MANIKKAMANGALAM, ALWAYE. BY ADV. SRI.N.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER (WORKS) SOUTHERN RAILWAY, TRIVANDRUM DIVISION. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/03/2011 A/W LAA.1280/10 & CON. CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. Nos.1247, 1280, 1281 & 1313 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 14th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J The claimants are in appeal in all these appeals. Their lands in Angamally village were acquired pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 23/01/06 for the purpose of Railways. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.1,50,000/- per Are. The Reference Court under the impugned judgments would re- fix the land value giving enhancement by 50%. 2. Our attention is drawn by Sri.N.Anil Kumar, the learned counsel for the appellants and also by Smt.Latha T. Thankappan, the learned Senior Government Pleader to our own recent judgment in LAA.1161/10. In fact, Smt.Latha produced before us a copy of the above judgment. Having L. A. A. No.1247/10 & con. cases -2- gone through the above judgment, we are of the view that the above judgment covers the issue raised in these appeals to a certain extent in favour of the appellants. Relying on the above judgment, we allow all these appeals and re-fix the market value of the lands under acquisition at Rs.2,92,000/- per Are. The appellants will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. Parties are however, directed to suffer their respective costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/- L. A. A. No.1247/10 & con. cases -3-