High Court Kerala High Court

National Thermal Power … vs Smt.Radhamma on 17 August, 2009

Kerala High Court
National Thermal Power … vs Smt.Radhamma on 17 August, 2009
       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

LA.App..No. 699 of 2005()


1. NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. SMT.RADHAMMA, RAMAVILASAM,
                       ...       Respondent

2. STATE OF KERALA-REPRESENTED BY

                For Petitioner  :SRI.SHAFIK M.ABDULKHADIR

                For Respondent  :SRI.K.SASIKUMAR

The Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE
The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.SURENDRA MOHAN

 Dated :17/08/2009

 O R D E R
             PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ.
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                            L.A.A. No. 699 of 2005
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                    Dated this the 17th day of August, 2009

                                  JUDGMENT

PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J.

This is an appeal by the requisitioning authority and this is a case

where the land value was enhanced by the reference court to Rs.12,000/- per

Are. Having regard to the submissions made and having gone through the

impugned judgment and made re-appraisal of the evidence, we are in

agreement with learned counsel for the appellant that the enhancement

granted is slightly excessive. According to us, a better assessment based on

evidence on record, the market value could have been fixed at Rs.6,600/-

per Are.

2. We therefore set aside the judgment and decree and re-fixe the

market value of the land under acquisition at Rs.6,600/- per Are. It is

needless to say that on the total enhanced compensation to which the

claimant will be eligible by virtue of this judgment, the claimant will be

entitled to all statutory benefits admissible in law.

The appeal is allowed as above.

PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE.

K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE.

mn.