JUDGMENT

These appeals are filed by the State against the judgments passed by the Subordinate Judges' Court, Thodupuzha, in a bunch of Land Acquisition References.

2. Various extents of lands were acquired from the respondents in these appeals for widening Thodupuzha- Ramamangalam road. Notification under Section 4(1) of the Kerala Land Acquisition Act, 1894 was published on 3.3.2010. Later, awards were passed by the Special Tahsildar (LA), Thodupuzha under Section 11 of the Act. The claimants were discontented with the awards passed by the Special Tahsildar and hence they sought references. In the references, the court enhanced the compensation and granted other statutory benefits also. Aggrieved by the judgments passed by the reference court, the State approached this Court by filing appeals. In the appeals, with respect to properties included in category No.1A, this Court held that the fixation of market value by the reference court was not appropriate. Therefore, those matters were remitted for fresh disposal.

3. Thereafter, the reference court considered the remitted references afresh and permitted the parties to adduce fresh evidence. The court, on conclusion of trial, analyze