ORDER

Dated this the 07^th 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 1^st respondent. The land was cultivated with various yielding and non-yielding trees. According to respondents 2 to 5, for facilitating the drawing of the lines to ensure smooth transmission of power, large number of trees were cut from their property. The drawing of high- tension lines rendered the land underneath and adjacent to the lines useless, resulting in diminution in the value of the property. A tower was also installed in the petition schedule property. In spite of the huge loss