IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 LA.App..No. 1222 of 2007() ------------------ LAR.41/2000 of ADDL.SUB COURT, KOLLAM .................. APPELLANT / CLAIMANT : --------------------------------------- REMANAN PILLAI, S.O.SARADA AMMA,GOKULAM, NEERAVIL CHERRY,THRIKKADAVUR VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR SRI.K.P.SUJESHKUMAR RESPONDENT / RESPONDENT : --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.T.T. JOSEPHINE THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1222 of 2007 ------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. Sri.P.B.Suresh Kumar submitted on behalf of appellant/ claimant that the grievance of the appellant is that the reference court has not awarded interest on the solatium component of the enhanced compensation. According to the learned Government Pleader Smt.T.T.Josephina, the impugned judgment does grant interest of solatium. We have gone through the decreetal portion of the judgment as well as the decree. 2. We feel that the matter requires clarification. Hence we clarify that the statutory benefit under Section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act is admissible not only on the enhanced land value but also on the solatium which is awarded upon the same. The appeal is disposed of accordingly, without any order as to costs. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE ami/