IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 LA.App..No. 1323 of 2009(A) -------------------------------- LAR.308/2005 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN (SR.) RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS --------------------------------- 1. S.K.BALACHANDRAN, TC 32/2349, KRISHNA BHAVAN, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. RAJANI CHANDRAN, TC 32/2349, KRISHNA BHAVAN, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. BHARATHI AMMA, TC 32/2349, KRISHNA BHAVAN, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY, TRIDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC, TRIDA FOR R4 SRI.D.AJITHKUMAR FOR R1-3 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/08/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1323 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 6th day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Heard both sides. We notice that the issue raised in this appeal is covered to a certain extent in favour of the Government by judgment of this Court in LAA.867/08. Following the decision that we have taken in L.A.A.867/08, we re-fix the market value of the land under acquisition at Rs.14 lakhs per Are. The appeal is allowed as above. The claimants will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23 (2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. Parties are directed to suffer their L. A. A. No.1323 of 2009 -2- respective costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-