IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
LA.App..No. 1474 of 2003()
1. AIRPORT DIRECTOR,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THACHANNAN KARIKUTTY,
... Respondent
2. THACHANNAN KOTTIKUTTY,
3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM.
For Petitioner :SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.)
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN
Dated :01/12/2008
O R D E R
KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ.
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L.A.A.No.1474 of 2003
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Dated this the 1st day of December, 2008
JUDGMENT
Kurian Joseph,J.
This is an appeal filed by the requisitioning authority
aggrieved by the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.125/1997 on the
file of the Sub Court, Manjeri. The acquisition is for the purpose of
Calicut Airport. The main contention taken is that the requisitioning
authority did not get an opportunity before the reference court. Being
a settled position, we set aside the judgment and decree in
L.A.R.No.125/1997. The matter is remitted to the Sub Court, Manjeri.
The appellant herein will stand impleaded as the additional respondent
in the reference. The reference court will issue fresh notice to the
parties and answer the reference within a period of four months from
the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment.
We make it clear that the appellant need not remit the balance
court fee. The appellant shall be entitled to refund of the court fee,
already paid.
(KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE)
(K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE)
ahg.
KURIAN JOSEPH &
K.T.SANKARAN, JJ.
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L.A.A.No.1474 of 2003
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JUDGMENT
1st December 2008