IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2011 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1933 LA.App..No. 1100 of 2010() -------------------------- LAR.42/2007 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S)/CLAIMANT: ------------------------------- RAJASEKHARAN NAIR. S, SUJATHA MANDIRAM, TC 28/2549 (1), PUNNAMOODU LANE, VANCHIYOOR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.RAM MOHAN.G. SRI.G.P.SHINOD RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS DISTRICT COLLECTOR. 2. THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.T.JOSEPHINA R2 BY SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1100 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of April, 2011 Judgment Pius C.Kuriakose, J. The claimant is in appeal. His property was included in category E and acquired for the purposes of the composite group of IISU of ISRO. The rate awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer was Rs.17,923/- per Are. The reference court under the impugned judgment refixed the same at Rs.58,740/- per Are. Having heard the submissions of Mr.Ram Mohan, learned counsel for the appellant and Smt.T.T.Josephina, learned Government Pleader and having taken into account the judgments of this court in L.A.A.No.355 of 2010 as well as the judgment in L.A.A.Nos.809 and 824 of 2010, we are of the view that this appeal has to be allowed to a considerable extent. Allowing this appeal, we refix the value of land under acquisition at Rs.2,05,000/- per Are. The appellant will be entitled for all LAA 1100/10 2 statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The parties will suffer their respective costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd LAA 1100/10 3