IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2008 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 7632 of 2007(H) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. K.JAGADAMMA, DURGASADANAN, PUTHOOR P.O., KOTTARAKKARA. 2. L.SANTHAMMA, THONNALLOOR, CHUNGATHARA CHERRY, KULAKKADA VILLAGE, KOTTARAKKARA TALUK. 3. MARIYAMMA BABY, PERIYOTTAZHIKATHU VEEDU, PUTHOOR P.O., KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE KOLLAM. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR, LAND ACQUISITION-II, K.A.P.NO.XI, KOTTIYAM, KOLLAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF COMMON JUDGMENT IN LAR 81/86, 84/86 & 85/86 DATED 26.10.1999 OF THE SUBORDINATE JUDGE, KOTTARAKKARA. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 8/8/2006 BEFORE THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM SUBMITTEDBY THE FIRST PETITIONER EXT.P2(a) -DO- BY 2ND PETITIONER EXT.P2(b) -DO- BY 3RD PETITIONER //TRUE COPY// K. PADMANABHAN NAIR ,J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7632 of 2007 H ------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 26th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Learned Government Pleader filed a statement to the effect that in this case award was passed long prior to the amendment of Land Acquisition Act and as such the petitioners are entitled to get only 15% solatium instead of 30% solatium as claimed by them. Since the award was passed before the commencement of the new provisions, the petitioners are entitled to get only 15% solatium. So there is no illegality or impropriety committed by the Land Acquisition Officer. There is no merit in the Writ Petition. It is only to be dismissed. In the result, Writ Petition is dismissed. K. PADMANABHAN NAIR, JUDGE. cks