IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2008 / 24TH ASWINA 1930 LA.App..No. 1835 of 2008() -------------------------- LAR.217/2004 of SUB COURT, CHERTHALA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.1: ------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SPL. TAHSILDAR (LA) INDUSTRIAL GROWTH CENTRE, CHERTHALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW. RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & RESPONDENT NO.2: ------------------------------------------- 1. RAVEENDRAN NAIR, S/O.KRISHNA PANICKER, VAZHAPARUTHIYIL, PALLIPPURAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSIDC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2008, ALONG WITH LAA 1871/08 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A. Nos.1835, 1871, 1903, 1905, 1906 & 1907 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 16th October, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. These are appeals filed by the State aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, Sub Court, Cherthala. The acquisition is for the purpose of Industrial Growth Centre, Pallippuram. The requisitioning authority is KSIDC. When connected matters came up for hearing before this court, it was submitted that KSIDC had pursued their grievance up to the Supreme Court in one case and pursuant to the dismissal of the Special Leave Petition, the requisitioning authority had taken steps to remit the enhanced compensation as fixed by the reference court. In the meanwhile, the claimants are not in a position to withdraw the amount thus deposited by the requisitioning authority, in view of the pendency of the appeals filed by the State. In the process, ultimately the State is the loser since the interest payable is at the rate of 15% till realization. Therefore, it is only in the interests of the State itself that these LAA NO.1835/08 & Connected cases 2 appeals are dismissed since it is also not in dispute that all the connected matters have been dismissed. In the result, the appeals filed by the State are dismissed. The stay petitions in the appeals are also dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A. Nos.1835, 1871, 1903, 1905, 1906 & 1907 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 16th October, 2008.