ORDER

Dated this the 09^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.125 of 2009 directing payment of enhanced compensation to the respondent towards diminution in land value and trees cut, consequent upon the drawing of 400 KV electric lines across his property.

The essential facts are as under;

The respondent’s mother was in ownership and possession of landed property comprised in Sy.Nos. 320/03 & 322/03 of Cherukattoor Village in Mananthavady Taluk. Respondent herein is the legal heir of the deceased original petitioner. The land was cultivated with various yielding and non-yielding trees. According to the respondent, for facilitating the drawing of the lines to ensure smooth transmission of power, large number of trees were cut from the 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. In spite of the huge loss suffered by the original petitioner, only Rs.4,15,447/- was paid as compensation towards