IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2011 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1933 LA.App..No. 236 of 2010 --------------------------- LAR.509/1997 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT -------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SPECIAL TASHILDAR (LA), NH NO.1, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.T.JOSEPHINA RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ------------------------------- 1. M.M. MARY, W/O.M.C. ABRAHAM, JIM NIVAS, MALAPARAMBA POST, KOZHIKODE TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. M.M. ALEX JIMMY, S/O. .M.C. ABRAHAM, JIM NIVAS, MALAPARAMBA POST, KOZHIKODE TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 3. M.A. MATHEWS JEERY, S/O. .M.C. ABRAHAM, JIM NIVAS, MALAPARAMBA POST, KOZHIKODE TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 4. M.A. SEBASTIAN, S/O.M.C. MATHEW, JIM NIVAS, MALAPARAMBA POST, KOZHIKODE TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 5. JENFY ABRAHAM, S/O.M.C. ABRAHAM, JIM NIVAS, MALAPARAMBA POST, KOZHIKODE TALUK, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH FOR R1-5 SMT.THANUJA ROSHAN FOR R1-5 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.236 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J There is no appearance for the respondents in this appeal which is preferred by the Government. The case pertains to acquisition of land in Chevayoor village pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 09/12/93. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of ` 14,520/- per cent. The Reference Court under the impugned judgment has re-fixed the value at ` 75,000/- per cent. Our attention is drawn by Smt.T.T.Josephina, the learned Government Pleader to the judgment of this Court in LAA.1096/09. We notice that under the above judgment this Court has re-fixed value of identical property acquired for the same purpose at ` 65,000/- per cent. Relying on the L. A. A. No.236 of 2010 -2- above judgment, we allow this appeal and re-fix the value of the land at ` 65,000/- per cent. The claimants/respondents will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act on the re-fixed compensation. The appeal is allowed, however, without any order as to costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/-