BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT ORGANISED BY THE KERALA HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.JOHN MATHEW (RETD.JUDGE) & SRI.K. J.THOMAS STANLEY(RETD.ADDL.DIST.JUDGE) WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 LA.App..No. 453 of 2002(C) -------------------------- LAR.545/1993 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT/ CLAIMANT: ------------------ R. GOPINATHA PILLAI, S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR, AGED 58 YEARS, GEETHA BHAVANAM, NANGIARKULANGARA. (DIED. ADDL. APPELLANTS 2 TO 5 IMPLEADED) ADDL.A2: SYAMALA, W/O.LATE GOPINATHA PILLAI, AGED 58 YEARS, GEETHA BHAVANAM, NANGIARKULANGARA. ADDL.A3: GEETHA, D/O .LATE GOPINATHA PILLAI, AGED 35 YEARS, GEETHA BHAVANAM, NANGIARKULANGARA. ADDL.A4: GOPAN G. PILLAI, S/O. LATE GOPINATHA PILLAI, AGED 30 YEARS, GEETHA BHAVANAM, NANGIARKULANGARA. ADDL.A5: PADMA S. D/O. LATE GOPINATHA PILLAI, AGED 22 YEARS, GEETHA BHAVANAM, NANGIARKULANGARA. (ADDL. APPELLANTS 2 TO 5 IMPLEADED VIDE ORDER DT.18.7.2005 IN I.A.1284/2004) BY ADV. SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR (SR.) SRI.R.SREERAJ SRI.HARIRAJ SMT.REKHA VASUDEVAN SMT.T.M.RESHMY SRI.M.R.RAJENDRAN NAIR SRI.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN SRI.HARIRAJ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LIMITED, KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN SRI.RAJAN JOSEPH, ADDL.A.G. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.K.L. LAKSHMI RANI. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR DETERMINATION AT LOK ADALAT ALONG WITH LAA NO. 770 OF 2002 & LAA NO. 1294 OF 2002 AND THE PARTIES HAVING SETTLED THE MATTER, THE FOLLOWING AWARD IS PASSED IN TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. JUSTICE K. JOHN MATHEW (RETIRED JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) & SRI.K.J.THOMAS STANLEY (RETIRED ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE) --------------------------- L.A.A.Nos.453, 770 & 1294 OF 2002 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of January, 2008 A W A R D Sri.S.Shanavaz, Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Alappuzha is present. Parties and their counsel are also present. The appeal is settled between the parties as follows: For the wet land having an extent of 19.78 Ares enhancement in compensation will be Rs.3,050/- per Are instead of Rs.1,830/- per Are granted by the court. In respect of dry land having an extent of 25.30 Ares, an enhancement of Rs.14,850/- per Are will be given to the respondent. For the enhancement granted, as per this settlement interest at the rate of 10% only from the date of filing of the appeal (dt.8.3.2002) by the party till payment will be given. Apart from this all other statutory benefits will be disbursed to the respondents within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this award. The order is to be communicated to the Special Tahsildar, LA(General), Alappuzha. Court fee paid on the memorandum of appeals are to be refunded to the respective appellants. The Land Acquisition Appeals are settled as withdrawn. JUSTICE K. JOHN MATHEW (RETIRED JUDGE, HIGH COURT OF KERALA) SRI.K.J.THOMAS STANLEY (RETIRED ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE) ps