IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2009 / 26TH SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 1465 of 2005() --------------------------------------- LAR.70/1999 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): 2ND RESPONDENT: ----------------------------- THE CHIEF MANAGER (HR), NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., NANGIARKULANGARA, KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADVS.MR.K.ANAND (A.201) SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & 1ST RESPONDENT: --------------------------- 1. KAMALAMMA, MAJANATTU VEETTIL, CHINGOLI. 2. INDIRA, DO. DO. 3. RADHAKRISHNAN, DO. DO. 4. RAMACHANDRAN, DO. DO 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ADDL.GOVT.PLEADER, MAVELIKKARA. BY ADV. MR.G.ANANTHANARAYANAN R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.P.N.SUMANGALA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= L.A.A. No. 1465 of 2005 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 17th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. This is an appeal by the requisitioning authority, who are aggrieved by the re-fixation of the land value from Rs.7,215 per Are to Rs.24,785/-. having regard to the submission addressed by Smt.Latha Krishnan, learned counsel for the appellant and Sri.U.Anantha Narayanan, learned counsel for respondents 1 to 4 and Smt.P.N.Sumangala, learned Government Pleader and having reappraisal of the evidence, we are of the view that the enhancement granted by the reference court is excessive. According to us, on a better assessment based on the evidence available on records, the land value can be re-fixed at Rs.21,000/- 2. Accordingly we set side the judgment and decree. We re-fix the land value at Rs.21,000/- per Are. The appeal stands allowed to the above extent. It is made clear that the claimants will be entitled to all the statutory benefits admissible in law on the enhanced compensation. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE. mn.