IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2011 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1933 LA.App..No. 17 of 2006(D) ------------------------------ LAR.179/2000 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANTS: -------------------------------- 1. RAVEENDRAN, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN, PARVANAM P.O., CHERARAMBALAM. 2. BAKTHVALSALAN, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 3. HARINDRAN, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 4. PRAKASHAN, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 5. PURUSHOTHAMAN, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 6. KRISHNADAS, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 7. SUDHIR, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 8. AJITHKUMAR, S/O. KUKRUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 9. PRASANNA, S/O. KUKRUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 10. DEEPESH, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. LA.App..No. 17 of 2006(D) -2- 11. PRABHEESH, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. 12. SABHEESH, S/O. KURUVANCHERI GOPALAN OF -DO- -DO-. (APPELLANTS 2 TO 12 ARE REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER 1ST APPELLANT SRI.RAVEENDRAN.) BY ADV. SRI.R.SUDHISH RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT: ------------------------------------- THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR L.A., N.H. NO.1, KOZHIKODE. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.17 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 11th day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Sri.R.Sudhish, the learned counsel for the appellants seeks time. We are not inclined to grant time. We notice the decree in L.A.A.471/2004 which pertains to acquisition of lands belonging to a different category but covered by the very same notification. We find that under that judgment, this Court has re-fixed the value of the lands involved in those cases by granting 330% enhancement over what was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. According to us, the ratio maintained under that judgment between the values awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer and by this Court can be substantially followed in this case also. 2. The result of the above discussion is that this appeal L. A. A. No.17 of 2006 -2- will stand allowed by re-fixing the market value of the garden lands at Rs.45,000/- per cent and similarly, re-fixing the market value of lands treated as wetlands by the Land Acquisition officer at Rs.29,000/- per cent. The appellants 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 total re-fixed compensation. While drafting the decree and providing for interest under Section 28, the Section will have due regard to the conditions, if any, imposed by us while condoning the delay. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/- L. A. A. No.17 of 2006 -3-