IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2008 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 LA.App..No. 1474 of 2003() -------------------------- LAR.125/1997 of SUB COURT, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT(S): NOT PARTY IN LAR: ------------------------------- AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CALICUT AIRPORT, P.O. CALICUT AIRPORT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & 1ST RESPONDENT IN LAR: ------------------------------------------------- 1. THACHANNAN KARIKUTTY, S/O. CHATHAN, P.O. CHIRAYIL. 2. THACHANNAN KOTTIKUTTY, W/O. KARIKUTTY, P.O. CHIRAYIL. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR.K.J. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1474 of 2003 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. This is an appeal filed by the requisitioning authority aggrieved by the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.125/1997 on the file of the Sub Court, Manjeri. The acquisition is for the purpose of Calicut Airport. The main contention taken is that the requisitioning authority did not get an opportunity before the reference court. Being a settled position, we set aside the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.125/1997. The matter is remitted to the Sub Court, Manjeri. The appellant herein will stand impleaded as the additional respondent in the reference. The reference court will issue fresh notice to the parties and answer the reference within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. We make it clear that the appellant need not remit the balance court fee. The appellant shall be entitled to refund of the court fee, already paid. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. --------------------------- L.A.A.No.1474 of 2003 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 1st December 2008