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Manikuttan Namboothiripad v. The Kerala State

2015-06-05Honourable Mr.Justice V.Chitambaresh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.CHITAMBARESH FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/15TH JYAISHTA, 1937 WP(C).No. 16866 of 2015 (G) ---------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

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MANIKUTTAN NAMBOOTHIRIPAD S/O.LATE KRISHNAN NAMBOOTHIRIPAD HOUSE NO.5/102 (5/349) MANIVIHAR, ELAMBRAKODATH ILLAM (VADAKKUMBHAGATH MANA) TRIPUNITHURA, EROOR P.O.

PIN - 682 306.

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RAMANI.P.

W/O.LATE KRISHNAN NAMBOOTHIRIPAD HOUSE NO.5/102 (5/349) MANIVIHAR, ELAMBRAKODATH ILLAM (VADAKKUMBHAGATH MANA) TRIPUNITHURA, EROOR P.O.

PIN - 682 306.

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GEETHA.M.

D/O.LATE KRISHNAN NAMBOOTHIRIPAD HOUSE NO.5/102 (5/349) MANIVIHAR, ELAMBRAKODATH ILLAM (VADAKKUMBHAGATH MANA) TRIPUNITHURA, EROOR P.O.

PIN - 682 306.

BY ADVS.SRI.T.R.S.KUMAR SRI.U.B.SIRAS RESPONDENT(S):

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THE KERALA STATE REP. ITS CHIEF SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

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SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) RAILWAYS, ERANKULAM.

W.P.(C) No.16866 of 2015 : 2 :

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THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM PIN - 682 030.

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THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

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THE ROADS AND BRIDGES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD., 2ND FLOOR, PREETHI BUILDING, M.G.ROAD PALARIVATTOM, KOCHI - 25, REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

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THE SECRETARY, THRIPUNITHURA MUNICIPALITY TRIPUNITHURA, PIN - 682 301.

R BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS JOHN AMBOOKEN. R BY SRI.V.M.KURIAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO.16866 of 2015 PETITIONER'S EXTS:

EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD DATED 3.3.2014 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTES TO AWARD FOR THE ACQUISITION OF VYTILA-PETTA ROAD EXPANSION.

EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES FOR LAND VALUE FOR CHINMAYANANDA SWAMI ROAD.

EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF POSSESSION.

EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE 4(1) NOTIFICATION DATED 7/5/2013 IN THE KERALA GAZETTE.

EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE B.V.R. DATED 21.6.2013.

EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT AWARD DATED 3.3.2014 IN LAC.NO.16/13 AND AWARD NO.16/14 EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE 9(3) NOTICE DATED 15/12/2013. EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF THE CLAIM STATEMENT DATED 15.1.2014. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE.

V.CHITAMBARESH, J.

--------------------- W.P (C) No.16866 of 2015 --------------------- Dated this the 5th day of June, 2015

J U D G M E N T

Evidently Ext.P1 Award in L.A.C.No.12/2013 was passed only on 3.3.2014.

The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013 came into force with effect from 1.1.2014.

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Therefore the determination of compensation under Ext.P1 Award and other statutory rights can only be treated as tentative. The same would be without prejudice to further determination under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013.

3. Section 24(1)(a) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Act, 2013 applies. It is clarified that the right of the petitioners under the Act aforesaid remains unhindered by the receipt of compensation under Ext.P1 Award.

The Writ Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- V.CHITAMBARESH, Judge.

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