IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 LA.App..No.413 of 2010(C) ------------------------------ LAR.167/2000 of I ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------------- L.GIRIJAKUMARI AMMA, D/O.LEKSHMIKUTTY AMMA, CHACKAI VEEDU, T.C.31/1627, VAYYAMOOLA, PETTAH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL SRI.N.P.PRAJEESH RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS ------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, POST BOX NO.5424, VIKAS BHAVAN (P.O), MUSCOT SQUARE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.413 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J We have heard submissions of Sri.V.Gopakumar R. Thaliyal, the learned counsel for the appellant and those of Smt.Latha T. Thankappan, the learned senior Government Pleader. This appeal pertains to acquisition of land in Pettah village for the expansion of International Airport at Thiruvananthapuram. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.62,929/- per Are. The Reference Court would re-fix the land value at Rs.75,000/- per Are only. As rightly submitted by Sri.Gopakumar, the issue raised in this appeal is covered in favour of L. A. A. No.413 of 2010 -2- the claimant by judgment of this Court in LAA.663/07. Under that judgment for identical property acquired for the same purpose, this Court has re-fixed land value at Rs.1 lakh per Are. Following that decision, we allow this appeal and re-fix the market value of the land under acquisition at Rs.1 lakh per Are. The appellant will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The parties are directed to suffer their respective costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-