Kerala High Court
Rani Ramachandran vs State Of Kerala on 22 December, 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN
THURSDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 / 1ST POUSHA, 1944
LA.APP. NO. 536 OF 2022
AGAINST THE COMMON JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 27.01.2014 IN LAR
77/2011 OF SUB COURT, PERUMBAVOOR
APPELLANT/7TH CLAIMANT:
RANI RAMACHANDRAN, AGED 48 YEARS, W/O. JAYARAM
PATTABHIRAMAN MENON, 37/352, THUSHARA HOUSE, TEMPLE
ROAD, KADAVANTHARA.
REP.BY POWER HOLDER, C.K. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, AGED 80
YEARS, S/O. KRISHNAN NAIR, THUSHARA HOUSE, TEMPLE
ROAD, KADAVANTHARA, ELAMKULAM - 682 020.
BY ADVS.
T.R.S.KUMAR
K.RAJAN (MUHAMMA)
DEENA JOSEPH
T.K.SHAJITH
DEEPA R MENON
MITHUN C THOMAS
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS CLAIMANT NO.1 TO 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11:
1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT
COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM - 682 030.
2 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, INFOPARK, KUSUMAGIRI,
KAKKANAD - 682 030.
3 PHILIP THOMAS, S/O. C.P.THOMAS, APARTMENT NO.D-5413,
WILLINGTON ENCLAVE, PANDIT KARUPPAN ROAD - 682 013.
4 SHIBU . MATHAI, S/O. P. MATHAI, APARTMENT NO.CA21,
REVERA RETREAT, PANDIT KURUPPAN ROAD, ELAMKULAM
VILLAGE, KOCHI - 682 013.
5 SURAJAMBIKA C, W/O. VENUGOPALAKURUP, 37/1091 A,
SREERAGAM, KUMARANASHAN ROAD, KALOOR KOCHI - 682
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017.
6 NAZAR K, S/O. KOYAKUTTY, 36/1300B, JUDGES AVENUE,
INDIRA NAGAR, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682 017.
7 ASHOKAN K, S/O. KARUNAKARAN, MAHIMA HOUSE, VIDYASALA
JUNCTION, ASRAMAM DESOM, KOLLAM VILLAGE, KOLLAM
DISTRICT - 691 002.
8 NYTTLE VELIYATH GEORGE, W/O. JACOB JOSE,
ELLIKKAMURIYIL HOUSE, CHELLOR KOVIL DESOM, ANAKKARA
VILLAGE, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, IDUKKI - 685 512.
9 ANIL K. MENON, S/O. M.K. KUTTAPPAN MENON, APARTMENT
NO. 7A 28/1298, AMRIT RETREAT, K.P VATTOM ROAD,
ELAMKULAM VILLAGE, KADAVANTHRA, KOCHI - 682 020.
10 UMA ALAGAPPAN, W/O. ALAGAPPAN, N. NO. 17, 2ND
STREET, DHANALAKSHMI COLONY VADAPALANI, CHENNAI -
600 026.
11 C.V. GOPI, S/O. LATE K. NARAYANAKURUP, 28/182 A,
PANDARACHIRA ROAD, KADAVANTHRA KOCHI - 682 020.
12 SHAMEEBA BEEVI, W/O. K. NAZAR, 36/1300B, JUDGES
AVENUE, INDIA NAGAR, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682 017.
BY ADVS.
K.A.ABDUL SALAM
SUNIL V.MOHAMMED
GP SAYED M THANGAL
THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
22.12.2022 ALONG WITH LA.APP. NO.532 OF 2022, THE COURT ON THE
SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
LA.APP. NOs. 536 of 2022 and 532 of 2022
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN
THURSDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 / 1ST POUSHA, 1944
LA.APP. NO. 532 OF 2022
AGAINST THE COMMON JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 27.01.2014 IN LAR
76/2011 OF SUB COURT, PERUMBAVOOR
APPELLANT/6TH CLAIMANT:
RANI RAMACHANDRAN, AGED 48 YEARS, W/O. JAYARAM
PATTABHIRAMAN MENON, 37/352, THUSHARA HOUSE, TEMPLE
ROAD, KADAVANTHARA.
REP.BY POWER HOLDER, C.K. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, AGED 80
YEARS, S/O. KRISHNAN NAIR, THUSHARA HOUSE, TEMPLE
ROAD, KADAVANTHARA, ELAMKULAM - 682 020.
BY ADVS.
T.R.S.KUMAR
K.RAJAN (MUHAMMA)
DEENA JOSEPH
MITHUN C THOMAS
DEEPA R MENON
T.K.SHAJITH
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANT NO.1 TO 5, 7,8 & 9:
1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT
COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM - 682 030.
2 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, INFOPARK, KUSUMAGIRI,
KAKKANADU - 682 030.
3 PHILIP THOMAS, S/O. C.P. THOMAS, APARTMENT NO. D-
5413, WILLINGTON ENCLAVE, PANDIT KARUPPAN ROAD,
KOCHI - 13.
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4 SHIBU MATHAI, S/O. P.MATHAI, APARTMENT NO. CA 21,
REVERA RETREAT, PANDIT KARUPPAN ROAD, ELAMKULAM
VILLAGE, KOCHI - 13.
5 SURAJAMBIKA C, W/O. VENUGOPALA KURUP, 37/1091 A,
SREERAGAM, KUMARANASHAN ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682
017.
6 NAZAR K, S/O. KOYAKUTTY, 36/1300B, JUDGES AVENUE,
INDIRA NAGAR, KALOOR, KOCHI - 17.
7 SHAMEEBA BEEVI, W/O. K. NAZAR, 36/1300B, JUDGES
AVENUE, INDIRA NAGAR, KALOOR, KOCHI - 17.
8 GOPI C.V, S/O. LATE K. NARAYANAKURUP, 28/1824 A,
PANDARACHIRA ROAD, KADAVANTHARA, KOCHI - 20.
9 ANIL K. MENON, S/O. KUTTAPPAN MENON, APARTMENT NO.
7A 28/1298, AMRIT RETREAT, K.P. VALLON ROAD,
KADAVANTHRA DESAM, ELAMKULAM VILLAGE, KOCHI - 682
020.
10 UMA ALAGAPPAN, W/O. ALAGAPPAN, H.N O. 17, 2ND
STREET, DHANALAKSHMI COLONY, VADAPALANI, CHENNAI -
600 026.
BY ADVS.
K.A.ABDUL SALAM
SUNIL V.MOHAMMED
GP SAYED M THANGAL
THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON
22.12.2022 ALONG WITH LA.APP. NO.536 OF 2022, THE COURT ON THE
SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
LA.APP. NOs. 536 of 2022 and 532 of 2022
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J U D G M E N T
A. Muhamed Mustaque, J
These appeals now falls on a narrow compass
consideration. In the award passed by the land
acquisition officer, the land was categorised
under category XII "wet land without access".
The Reference Court changed the category to
category XI as "wet land with access". In a
connected appeal before this Court, this Court
modified the order of the Reference Court and
changed the above category to category IV(b) "wet
land having mud gravel road". Based on the
categorisation, this Court awarded compensation
of Rs.3,43,276/- per Are.
2. In the light of the judgment of this
Court in connected matters i.e., LA.App. No.132
of 2015, we order that the appellant will be
entitled for compensation under the category of
IV(b) fixing land value at Rs.3,43,276/- with all
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consequential benefits.
3. This Court, while condoning the delay
petition, ordered that the appellant will not be
entitled to get interest for the period of delay
for enhanced compensation and for all other
benefits covered by that period.
In the light of above, these appeals are
allowed.
In the peculiar nature of the case involving
long delay, we order party to suffer their
respective costs.
Sd/-
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE
JUDGE
Sd/-
SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN
JUDGE
PR
