IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 25TH JANUARY 2010 / 5TH MAGHA 1931 LA.App..No. 324 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.183/2000 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANT: ----------------------- J. PREMEELAKUMARI, D/O. JANAKI AMMA, VAYALNIKATHIYA PUTHEN VEEDU, VAYYAMOOLA, PETTAH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL SRI.N.P.PRAJEESH RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS: --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KREALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,OFFICE OF THE SPL.TAHSILDAR(LA) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. * 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, (CORRECTED) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, MARAKKADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (THE ADDRESS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT IS CORRECTED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING: “POST BOX NO.5424, VIKAS BHAVAN PO, MUSCAT SQUARE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM” VIDE ORDER DT 9.12.2009) GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/01/2010, ALONG WITH LAA.122/2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.Nos. 122 & 324 OF 2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 25 th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. The claimants are in appeal. Their properties in Pettah village were acquired pursuant to Section 4 (1) notification published on 4/2/1999 for the purpose of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.74,105/- per Are. The Reference Court under the impugned judgment in L.A.A.No.122/2008 refixed the same at Rs.85,000/- per Are. But, in LAA No.324/2008 it was refixed at Rs.1,00,000/- per Are. Being aggrieved, the appeals are filed. 2. Having regard to the submissions of Sri.Thaliyal R.Gopakumar, learned counsel for the appellants and those of Sri.Basant Balaji, learned senior Government Pleader and having taken into account the common judgment of this court in L.A.A. No.797/2007 and connected cases, we are of the view that there is justification for refixing the market value of the land LAA.Nos.122 & 324/2008 2 under acquisition at Rs.1,41,000/- per Are. Accordingly, we allow the appeals and refix the value of land under acquisition at Rs.1,41,000/- per Are. The appeals stand allowed to the above extent. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM , JUDGE dpk