IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2008 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 LA.App.No. 943 of 2005 ---------------------------- LAR.85/1997 of SUB COURT, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT/NOT PARTY IN THE LAR: ------------------------------------------- AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NATIONAL AIRPORTS DIVISION, CALICUT AIRPORT, CALICUT AIRPORT P.O. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) RESPONDENTS/ CLAIMANT & RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. CHITTANGODAN HASSANKUTTY, S/O.MAMMAD, P.O.OZHUKUR, MONGAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. AMINAKUTTY, D/O.CHITTANGODAN HASSANKUTTY, P.O. OZHUKUR, MONGAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. AYISHA BEEVI, D/O.CHITTANGODAN HASSANKUTTY, P.O.OZHUKUR, MONGAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. MOHAMMED, S/O.CHITTANGODAN HASSANKUTTY, P.O.OZHUKUR, MONGAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DIST. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T. SANKARAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------ L.A.A. No.943 OF 2005 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of December, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This is an appeal filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.85/1997 on the file of the Sub Court, Manjeri. Acquisition is for the purpose of Calicut Airport. 2. The main ground taken in the appeal is that the requisitioning authority is not a party before the reference court. Being a settled position and since several such matters are also pending before the reference court on remand, we set aside the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.85/1997 on the file of the Sub Court, Manjeri and remit the matter to the reference court. The appellant herein shall stand impleaded as additional respondent in the reference. The reference shall be answered within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy L.A.A. No.943/05 2 of this judgment. In view of the remand as above, the appellant shall be entitled to refund of the court fee. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE K.T. SANKARAN JUDGE smp L.A.A. No.943/05 3 KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T. SANKARAN, JJ. L.A.A. No. 943 OF 2005 J U D G M E N T 09.12.2008