IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1930 LA.App..No. 1634 of 1998(A) --------------------------- LAR.213/1994 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), N.H.No.I, KOZHIKODE BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANZAR.K.J. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- MOONAMTHODI SEKHARAN, S/O.UNNI NAYADI, VELIPRAM DESOM, P.O.RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE. * ADDL.RESPONDENTS: ADDL.R2. SAROJINI, W/O.SEKHARAN, MOONANTHODI, VALIPURAM DESOM, P.O.RAMANATTUKARA ADDL.R3. DASAN, S/O. SEKHARAN, MOONANTHODI, VALIPURAM DESOM, P.O.RAMANATTUKARA ADDL.R4. MADHAVI, D/O.SEKHARAN, MOONANTHODI, VALIPURAM DESOM, P.O.RAMANATTUKARA ADDL.R5. PADMINI, D/O.SEKHARAN, MOONANTHODI, VALIPURAM DESOM, P.O.RAMANATTUKARA *ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS 2 TO 5 ARE IMPLEADED AS THE LRs OF THE DECEASED SOLE RESPONDENT VIDE ORDER DT. 27-6-2005 IN I.A.385/05. ADV. SRI.M.P.MOHAMMED ASLAM FOR R2 TO 5 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1634 of 1998 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of November, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. Respondent approached this court for the benefit under Section 28A of the Kerala Land Acquisition Act. The main contention is that the application is hopelessly time-barred. That it is time-barred is not in dispute. But the contention is that the time should be computed from the date of knowledge. That is not permissible in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Tota Ram v. State of U.P. & Others, (JT 1997 (6) S.C. 231). It is seen that the appeals filed against the other cases covered by the common judgment have been allowed by the judgment in L.A.A.Nos.572, 585, 1386, 1440 and 1631 of 1998. For parity of reasons this appeal is allowed and the impugned judgment and decree passed by the reference court are set aside. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. --------------------------- L.A.A.No.1634 of 1998 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 13th November 2008