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C.N.Vasanthi and Another v. State of Kerala and Another

Kerala HC18 Aug 2010LA.App./233/2010

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What is this about?

The High Court allowed the claimants' appeal in a land acquisition case, re-fixing the market value of their land at Rs. 50,000 per cent and awarding Rs. 50,000 for injurious affection to unacquired plots, though the latter does not attract statutory interest.

What did the court decide?

Market value re-fixed at Rs. 50,000 per cent; compensation of Rs. 50,000 awarded for injurious affection; statutory benefits excluded for injurious affection amount.

C.N.Vasanthi and Another Vs State of Kerala and Another — Land Acquisition | Kerala HC (2010)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2010 / 27TH SRAVANA 1932 LA.App..No. 233 of 2010(C) ------------------------------LAR.39/2005 of SUB COURT,THODUPUZHA ....................

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APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANTS A & B

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C.N. VASANTHI, W/O.C.N.NEELAKANDAN NAMBOOTHIRI, DHANWANTHIRI SADANAM, THODUPUZHA.

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C.N. SARASWATHY, W/O. C.N. NARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRI, DHANWANTHIRI SADANAM, THODUPUZHA.

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BY ADV. SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI SRI.A.S.SAJUSH PAUL SRI.THOMAS JAMES MUNDACKAL

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RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS

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STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI.

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THE MANAGER, SYNDICATE BANK, THODUPUZHA.

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GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN (SR.)

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THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/08/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ.

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Dated this the 18^th day of August, 2010

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JUDGMENT

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Pius C. Kuriakose, J

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The claimants are in appeal. Their property in Thodupuzha village was acquired pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 12/06/02 for the purpose of construction of Thodupuzha byepass (Kolani – Vengalloor road). The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.19,512/- per Are. The Reference Court under the impugned judgment re-fixed land value at Rs.57,733/- per Are. The claimants had claimed an amount of Rs.75,000/- as compensation for injurious affection of two plots belonging to them

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which remained unacquired. Ext.X1 is commission report recommending that the claim for compensation for injurious affection is justifiable. The court below, however, did not award any amount as compensation for injurious affection.

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Having heard the submissions addressed before us by Sri.K.K.Chandran Pillai, the learned senior Counsel for the appellants and Smt.Latha T. Thankappan, the learned Senior Government Pleader and having taken into account various judgments passed by ourselves in respect of acquisition of land in Thodupuzha and Manakkad villages more or less at the same time pursuant to the same notification, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed and market value should be re-fixed at Rs.50,000/- per cent. Accordingly, allowing the appeal, we re-fix the market value of

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the land at Rs.50,000/- per cent.

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We find some genuineness in the

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grievance voiced by the appellant regarding the non-payment of compensation for injurious affection. Having considered the Commission Report, we feel that the appellants are eligible for at least Rs.50,000/- for compensation for injurious affection. We award to the appellants Rs.50,000/as compensation for injurious affection.

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The appellants will be entitled for all

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statutory benefits on the re-fixed compensation by virtue of this judgment. But we make it clear that the amount which is awarded towards injurious affection will not carry benefits under Section 23 (1A) and under Section 23(2) of the Land Acquisition Act.

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The appeal is allowed, however, without

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any order as to costs.

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PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE

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C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE

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C.N.Vasanthi and Another v. State of Kerala and Another

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