IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2011 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1933 LA.App..No. 753 of 2010() ------------------------------------ LAR.172/2008 OF II ADDITIONAL SUB COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT 1 IN LAR ----------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.LATHA T.THANKAPPAN. RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANTS & R2 IN LAR ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. RAVEENDRAN NAIR,CHAKKA VEEDU, K.S.E.B. JUNCTION, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 007. 2. P.R. RATHEESH, CHAKKA VEEDU, K.S.E.B. JUNCTION, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 007. 3. P.R. RAJESH, CHAKKA VEEDU, K.S.E.B. JUNCTION, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 007. 4. P.R. PRIYA, CHAKKA VEEDU, K.S.E.B. JUNCTION, CHACKAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 007. * 5. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 007. *(DELETED & SUBSTITUTED) LA.App..No. 753 of 2010 * THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, P.B. NO.5424, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., MUSCAT SQUARE, TRIVANDRUM-695 033. * THE RESPONDENT NO.5 IN THE APPEAL IS DELETED FROM THE ARRAY OF PARTIES AND IS SUBSTITUTED AS ABOVE, VIDE ORDER DATED 27/05/2011 IN L.A.A. R1 BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL, SRI.N.P.PRAJEESH. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs LA.App..No. 753 of 2010 ORDER ON I.A. NO.2398/2010 IN L.A.A. NO.753/2010 DISMISSED 27/05/2011. SD/- PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE SD/- N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.753 of 2010 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2011 Judgment Pius C.Kuriakose, J. The ground raised by the Government in this appeal which pertains to acquisition of land for development of the International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram is that the market value of Rs.15 lakhs per Are fixed by the court below is excessive. Smt.Latha T.Thankappan, learned Senior Government Pleader drew our attention to the judgment of this court in L.A.A.No.1145 of 2010. We find from the above judgment that the land value of the identical lands acquired for the same purpose pursuant to the same notification has been refixed at Rs.10 lakhs per Are. Relying on that judgment, we allow this appeal and refix the land value at Rs.10 lakhs per Are. The claimants will be entitled for all statutory benefits admissible under Sections 23(2), 23(1A) and Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. It is clarified that interest under Section 28 will become admissible from the LAA 753/2010 2 date of dispossession and not from the date of the award. The parties will suffer their respective costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd LAA 753/2010 3 LAA 753/2010 4