IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2007 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1929 LA.App.No. 48 of 2004 --------------------------- LAR.25/1999 of SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANTS/ CLAIMANTS BEFORE THE REFERENCE COURT: ---------------- 1. K.V.BALAN, KATTIL VEETTIL HOUSE, P.O.MALAPARAMBA, CALICUT-9 (DIED LR IMPLEADED) 2. K.V.DEVAYANI, KATTIL VEETTIL HOUSE, P.O.MALAPARAMBA, CALICUT-9 3. BHAVANI, KATTIL VEETTIL HOUSE, P.O.MALAPARAMBA, CALICUT-9 4. GOURI, KATTIL VEETTIL HOUSE, P.O.MALAPARAMBA, CALICUT-9 5. DEVADASAN, KATTIL VEETTIL HOUSE, P.O.MALAPARAMBA, CALICUT-9 6. GIRIJA, KATTIL VEETTIL HOUSE, P.O.MALAPARAMBA, CALICUT-9 7. M.T.KUMARAN S/O. PACHUKUTTY, NISHAD NIVAS, KOVOOR VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE. 8. NISHITHA D/O. KUMARAN, NISHAD NIVAS, KOVOOR VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE. 9. NISHAD KUMAR, S/O. KUMARAN, NISHAD NIVAS, KOVOOR VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE. 10. NISHINDINI, D/O. KUMARAN, NISHAD NIVAS, KOVOOR VILLAGWE, KOZHIKODE. LA.App.No. 48/2004 ...2... 11. M. SAROJINI, W/O. LATE K. V. BALAN, RESIDING AT APPU, NEDUNGOTTUR AMSOM DESOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK. (SUPPLEMENTAL 11TH APPELLANT IMPLEADED AS THE LEGAL HEIR OF THE DECEASED 1ST APPELLANT AS PER ORDER DATED 31.01.2007 IN I.A. 85/2007). BY ADV. SRI.V.V.SURENDRAN SRI.P.A.HARISH RESPONDENT/ APPELLANT IN APPEAL: ---------------- THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) N.H.NO.II, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V. MANOJ. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. NO. 48 OF 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of October, 2007. 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. 25/1999 on the file of the Sub Court, Kozhikode. Acquisition is for the purpose of National Highway. 2. The only grievance is regarding interest on solatium. Being a settled position [See the decision reported in Sunder vs. Union of India (2001(3) KLT 489)], we hold that the claimants are entitled to interest on solatium. Therefore, this appeal is allowed. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE smp