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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 528

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
V.G.ARUN, J
POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
RAMACHANDRAN – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Adv. Haritha V.A.
For the Respondents: Adv. P.V. Varghese, Adv. V. Tekchand

Table of Content
1. statement of compensation issues and legal heirs. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding sufficiency and rationale of compensation. (Para 5)
3. observations on assessment of losses and damages. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. legal mandates concerning compensation obligations. (Para 9)
5. final ruling and obligations of the corporation. (Para 10)

ORDER

Dated this the 07th day of January, 2026 The revision petitioner, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd ('the Corporation' for short), is aggrieved by the order of the Additional District Judge-I, Kalpetta, Wayanad in O.P.(Electricity) No.21 of 2008 directing payment of enhanced compensation to respondents 1 to 5 towards diminution in land value and trees cut, consequent upon the drawing of 400 KV electric lines across their property.

The essential facts are as under;

The first respondent was in ownership and possession of landed property having an extent of 56.83 cents comprised in Sy.No.127/4 of Vengapally Village in Vythiri Taluk. Respondents 2 to 5 herein are the legal heirs of the deceased 1st respondent. The land was cultivated with various yielding and non-yielding trees. According to respondents 2 to 5, for facilitating the dr

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