IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2011 / 20TH ASWINA 1933 LA.App..No. 922 of 2010() ------------------------------------ LAR.64/2007 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO. 1 IN LAR. --------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.ROSE MICHAEL RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS AND RESPONDENT NO.2 IN LAR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. LATHAKUMARI (EXPIRED) 2. CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR,'SARAS',ERNAKULAM NETTAYAM,MANIKANTESWARAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 013. 3. ABHILASH,S/O.LATHAKUMARI,'SARAS;, ERNAKULAM,NETTAYAM,MANIKANTESWARAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 013. 4. ADARSH,S/O.LATHAKUMARI,'SARAS', ERNAKULAM,NETTAYAM,MANIKANTESWARAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 013. 5. LALITHAMMA,'SARAS',ERNAKULAM,NETTAYAM MANIKANTESWARAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 013. 6. THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION,DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 022. tss LAA. NO.922/2010 *ADDL. R7 & R8 IMPLEADED 7. L.USHA, D/O.LALITHAMMA, SAMRUDHI, E/6, CHITHRA NAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 8. S.ANILKUMAR, S/O.LALITHAMMA, SRI.NILAYAM, M/12, CHITHRA NAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. * ADDL. R7 & R8 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 12/10/2011 IN IA. 3040/2011. R2 TO R4 BY ADV. SRI.G.S.REGHUNATH SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.922 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T ---------------------- Pius C. Kuriakose, J. The Government is in appeal. Respondent's property in Peroorkada village was acquired for the expansion programme of composite group and IISU of ISRO pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 22.4.2004. The property was included in category D by Land Acquisition Officer who awarded land value at the rate of Rs.25,858/- per Are. Reference court under the impugned judgment has refixed land value at Rs.5 lakhs per Are. Learned Government Pleader draws our attention to the judgments of this court in LAA.Nos.1136/2010, 1137/2010 and 1138/2010 and submits that the value of properties in category D acquired for the same purpose has been refixed by this court at Rs.2,91,420/- per Are. The learned counsel for the claimants/respondents very fairly conceded to the above submission of the learned Government Pleader. 2. Under the above circumstances following the decision LAA.922/10 -2- taken by this court in the above mentioned 3 appeals we allow the present appeal and refix the land value at Rs.2,91,420/- per Are. Needless to mention that the claimants/respondents will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Section 23 (1A), 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act on the total refixed compensation. Appeal is allowed, however, without any order as to costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. okb