IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2010 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1931 LA.App..No. 823 of 2006(A) -------------------------------- LAR.426/2002 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): B-RESPONDENT ------------------------------------ INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PARAMARA SHOPPING COMPLEX, PARAMARA ROAD, KOCHI-682 018, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, S.DANDAPAT. BY ADV. SRI.V.SANTHARAM, SC, IWAI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT AND A-RESPONDENT -------------------------------------------------------- 1. KARUTHA BHARGAVI, KAYIPPARAMBIL VEETTIL, PALLATHURUTHY, ALLEPPEY. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. ADV. SRI.J.OM PRAKASH FOR R1 SR.GOVT. PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.823 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 2nd day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This appeal preferred by the Inland Waterways Authority of India pertains to acquisition of land in Mullackal village for their purpose. The Land Acquisition Officer Awarded land value at the rate of Rs.11,386/- per Are. The Reference Court under the impugned judgment re-fixed the same at Rs.40,000/- per Are. 2. Our attention is drawn by Mr.V.Santharam, the learned counsel for the appellant to the judgment of this Court in L.A.A.1020/05 and connected cases. We are L. A. A. No.823 of 2006 -2- convinced that the above judgment pertains to acquisition of identical lands in the same village. We follow the decision taken by this Court in that judgment and re-fix the land value at Rs.31158/- per Are. The appeal is allowed to the above extent without any order as to costs. 3. It is needless to mention that the respondent will be entitled for all statutory benefits on the total enhanced compensation to which she becomes eligible by virtue of this judgment. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-