IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 3RD JANUARY 2008 / 13TH POUSHA 1929 LA.App..No. 1288 of 2007() & Cross Objection 93/2007 -------------------------- LAR.57/2001 of SUB COURT, CHERTHALA .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT NO.1 IN LAR --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) INDUSTRIAL GROWTH CENTRE, CHERTHALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.V.MANOJKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT & RESPONDENT NO.2 IN LAR ---------------------------------------------- 1. N.P. SUSAMMA, PUSHPAVALI, PATTANAKKADU. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR K.S.I.D.C, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.J.OM PRAKASH SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI SRI.SIJU RAJAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/01/2008, ALONG WITH CROSS OBJECTION 93/2007 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1288 of 2007 & Cross Objection 93/2007 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 3rd January, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree in LAR No.57/01 on the file of the Sub Court, Cherthala. The acquisition is for the purpose of Industrial Growth Centre at Pallipuram. In view of the judgment in LAA 450/06, there is no merit in the appeal filed by the State. Hence the same is dismissed. As far as the Cross Objection is concerned, the cross objectors are entitled to refixation of land value at the rate of Rs.17,297/- per Are, in view of the judgment in LAA 703/06, arising from Ext.A1 common judgment in LAR 29/01 and connected cases. Therefore, the Cross Objection is allowed and the land value is refixed at Rs.17,297/- per Are. LAA NO. 1288/07 2 The cross objectors shall be entitled to all eligible statutory benefits, including interest on solatium. I.A.3167/07 in LAA 1288/07 : Dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. tgs