IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2008 / 11TH POUSHA 1929 CRP.No. 1918 of 2003() ------------------------------ OP(ELE).298/1999 of ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... REVN. PETITIONER: RESPONDENT: ----------------------------- POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD., LOCAL OFFICE, NANGIARKULANGARA, KAYAMKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.DANDAPANI (SR.) RESPONDENTS: PETITIONER: ------------------------ R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, PUTHEN VEETTIL, NOORANADU P.O., PALLICKAL VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.SARAH SALVY THIS CIVIL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/01/2008, ALONG WITH CRP. 1919/2003 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M.N.KRISHNAN, J ===================== C.R.P. Nos.1918 & 1919 OF 2003 ===================== Dated this the 1st day of January 2008 O R D E R C.R.P.No.1918 of 2003 is preferred against the order of the Addl.District Court, Pathanamthitta in O.P.(Ele.)No.298 of 1999, whereby the court below has awarded a compensation of Rs.6,000/-. The other C.R.P. is preferred against the order of the Addl.District Court, Pathanamthitta in O.P.(Ele.)No.182 of 1998, whereby the court below has awarded an additional compensation of Rs.12,500/-. As far as O.P.No.298 of 1999 is concerned, the court did not grant any additional compensation for the trees cut. The court found that 7 coconut trees, 3 arecanut trees, 2 anjali trees and certain other saplings were cut and removed. It fixed the area affected as 10 cents. The market value was taken as Rs.2400/-. 25% was taken as the diminution of land value. The court below has taken into consideration all the materials that have been directed to be followed by the Apex Court in the decision reported in KSEB v. Livisha(2007(3) KLT 1(SC) and therefore the award does not suffer from any infirmity and hence it is dismissed. 2. O.P.No.182/1998 is concerned, the court below found that 25 cents CRPs 1918 & 1919/2003 -:2:- had been affected by the drawing of the electric line and the land value has been taken as Rs.2,000/-. The diminution of land value has been fixed at 25% and an additional compensation of Rs.12,500/- has been granted. 3. A perusal of the award would show that substantial number of trees, i.e. 87 yielding rubber trees, 3 yielding coconut trees were cut and removed and 2 anjali saplings were also cut and removed. So, taking into consideration the number of trees cut, the extent affected had been calculated and a very nominal percentage of diminution of land value has been granted by the court below. In the light of the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in 2007(3) KLT 1(SC)no further reconsideration is required. So the award does not suffer from any infirmity and therefore C.R.P.No.1919 of 2003 is dismissed. M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE Cdp/-