IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2010 / 19TH SRAVANA 1932 LA.App..No. 1514 of 2009() ------------------------------------- LAR.270/2007 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT, NORTH PARAVUR .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------------- KUTTAN.K.A., S/O.AYYAPPAN, VELLUMANKUZHY, KARAVATT HOUSE, VELLOOR KARA, PUTHENCRUZ VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER JOSEPH SRI.M.V.SABU RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ADVOCATE GENERAL, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA. 3. THE CHIEF MANAGER, POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD., KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU R3 BY SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI, SENIOR ADVOCATE THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/08/2010, ALONG WITH LAA NO. 1555 OF 2009 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------------- L.A.A. Nos.1514 & 1555 of 2009 and 57, 139, 250, 385 & 511 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 10th day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT ---------------- Pius C.Kuriakose,J. All these appeals are preferred by claimants and they pertain to acquisition of land in Kunnathunad Village at Pallikkara for the construction of 400/220 KV Sub Station for the Power Grid Corporation, the requisitioning authority. Having considered the submissions addressed by Sri.Alexander Joseph, learned counsel for the appellants and those of Sri.Millu Dandapani, standing also for the requisitioning authority and also Smt.R.Bindu, learned Government Pleader, we are of the view that the issue raised is covered in favour of the appellants by our own common judgment in LAA.No.1532/2009 series. For the reasons stated in that common judgment we allow these appeals and re-fix the L.A.A.1514/09 etc. 2 market value of land under acquisition at Rs.38,380/- (Rupees Thirty eight thousand three hundred and eighty only) per Are. Appeal is allowed to the above extent, however, without any order as to costs. The appellants will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(1A), 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act on the total enhanced compensation to which they become eligible by virtue of this judgment. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. okb