IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2011 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 LA.App..No. 986 of 2009(B) ------------------------------ LAR.90/1999 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANTS ------------------------------- 1. APPUKKUTTA PANICKER,KALLASSERIL BUNGLOW, NANGIARKULANGARA MURI,PALLIPAD. 2. INDIRA DEVI OF -DO- -DO- BY ADV. SRI.RASHEED C. SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR (CHERTHALA) RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT ----------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE GOVT.PLEADER. HIGH COURT OF KERALA 2. NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., REP. BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER (HR), KAYAMKULAM SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAMKUMAR SRI.M.A.SHAFIK FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.986 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Having considered the submissions addressed at the Bar by the learned counsel for the appellants and Sri.M.A.Shafik, the learned Standing Counsel for the Requisitioning Authority, we feel that there is merit in this appeal. We allow this appeal and re-fix the market value of the land under acquisition at ` 2,600/- per Are. Enhanced compensation will be awarded to the appellant on the basis of the above re-fixation. On the enhanced land value 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. Parties are directed to suffer their respective costs in the appeal. Decree copy will be issued to L. A. A. No.986 of 2009 -2- the appellants only after ensuring that the full court fee is remitted. Sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE Sd/- K. HARILAL JUDGE kns/- //True Copy// P. A. TO JUDGE