IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2007 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1929 LA.App..No. 678 of 2004(D) -------------------------- LAR.229/1999 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,PARAVUR .................... APPELLANT: 1ST RESPONDENT ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI K.V. MANOJ RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANTS & ADDL.2ND RESPONDENT -------------------------------------------- 1. REV.FR.A.VARGHESE, S/O. PAULO, AVANAMKODU KARA, NEDUMBASSERY VILLAGE. 2. MARYKUTTY CHERIYAN W/O.CHERIYAN, ARAKKAL, AVANAMCODE. 3. KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SOCIETY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SC, KIAS LTD. SRI.PAUL K.VARGHESE THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kurian Joseph & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A..NO.678 of 2004 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of June, 2007 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. This is an appeal field against the judgment and decree in L.A.R. No.229/1999 on the file of the Sub Court, North Parur. The acquisition is for the purpose of International Airport, Nedumbassery. The relied on judgment is in L.A.R. No.210/1999. L.A.A. No.1233/2002 filed against the the said judgment was partly allowed by this court reducing the enhancement to 45%. For parity of reasons, we allow this appeal also holding that the claimants in this case also will be entitled to enhancement only at the rate of 45% of the land value awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer along with all statutory benefits including interest on solatium. No costs. (Kurian Joseph, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/