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Arbitration Appeals batch before the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam comprising Arb.A Nos. 7 of 2013; 8 of 2013; 9 of 2013; 24 of 2013; 85-97 of 2014; 13 & 58 of 2015; 27, 45, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65 of 2016; 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21 & 48 of 2017; 26, 34, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 of 2018; 8 of 2019; 41 & 42 of 2020; 28 of 2021 (Judgment dated 20 December 2021))

Case / Petition Number:ARB.A NO. 7 OF 2013 (Batch of connected Arbitration Appeals with numerous related numbers)
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Case Details & Bench

Court
High Court of Kerala
Hon'ble Judges
  • P.B. Suresh Kumar
  • C.S. Sudha
Judgment Date
2021-12-20
Court Decision / Holding
Appeals allowed; impugned orders and arbitral awards under Section 34 are set aside. The court notes the evolving jurisprudence and acknowledges the possibility of extending solatium and interest where appropriate, but holds that the specific awards in question are to be set aside in light of the authorities cited (noting Hakeem’s binding effect on modifying awards). The judgment leaves room for consideration of Tarsem Singh-type relief in appropriate future proceedings, but the primary disposition is setting aside the challenged awards and orders.
Final Disposition
Appeals allowed; impugned orders and arbitral awards set aside; potential for applying solatium/interest under appropriate future proceedings; ultimate remedy constrained by Hakeem’s guidance.

Parties to the Case

Appellants / Petitioners

  • P.C.Jose
  • Johny
  • Lilly
  • M.J.ANTONY
  • P.C.George
  • Syamprakash S/o Velunni M.K.
  • K.P.Joseph
  • Kha h?
  • Khajeeda Umma
  • Sathidevi
  • Mohayudeen Abdul Khader
  • Kunj u
  • Alexander Tharamel Veettill Chacko
  • Pappachan
  • Alex M. George
  • SHEEBA PAUL
  • Velayudhan
  • M.M.Sha ji
  • Chandy
  • P.R.Subhash
  • Sunil George
  • Mariam mal
  • Rosy Kos hy
  • Rache l Kos hy
  • Samantha?
  • St. Greg or ious Orthodox Church
  • Thomas Abraham
  • Mary

Respondents

  • The Special Deputy Collector SLAO, N.H.D.P./LA, Thrissur
  • The Project Director, N.H.A.I./NHDP (Palakkad/Palakkad region)
  • The District Collector, Palakkad (Arbitrator under NH Act)

Legal Representation & Advocates

Counsels for Petitioners

  • • P. R. Venkatesh
  • • G. Sreekumar (Chelur)
  • • Smt. Preethi Karunakaran
  • • Jacob Sebastian
  • • P. Ravindranath
  • • R. Manikantan
  • • G. Keerthivas
  • • P.N. Sug?

Counsels for Respondents

  • • T.K. Vipindas
  • • Sr. Government Pleader
  • • K.A. Salil Narayanan
  • • Sri.Thomas Antony
  • • Bidan Chandran
  • • E.C.Kuriakose
  • • NANAVATI Maulik.G

Case Synopsis & Summary

This batch judgment concerns arbitration appeals arising from land acquisition under the National Highways Act, 1956, and associated challenges to arbitral awards under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The appellants, landowners affected by National Highway widening, sought solatium and interest under the Land Acquisition Act, arguing that sections 23(2) and 28 should apply despite the Highways Act regime (sections 3J, 3G(5)). Citing Golden Iron and Steel Forging and Tarsem Singh, they contend solatium and interest are payable on top of compensation fixed by the competent authority or the arbitrator. The respondents maintain that benefits under the Land Acquisition Act were not claimed before the Arbitrator or the court under Section 34/37, and that Section 34 cannot modify awards after the 2015 amendment, as later clarified by Hakeem (SC 2021). The Kerala High Court ultimately allows the appeals, setting aside the impugned orders and arbitral awards, while discussing evolving jurisprudence on applying Land Acquisition Act relief to acquisitions under the NH Act and the constitutional and policy underpinnings for public interest. The decision references several precedents (Golden Iron, Tarsem Singh, Paul Mani, Eliyamma, Hakeem, Associate Builders, Ssangyong) to chart the current position.

Provisions of Law Cited

National Highways Act, 1956 (Sections 3J, 3G(5))Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Section 34)Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Sections 23(2), 28)Constitution of India (Article 14, Article 141)

Legal Doctrines & Maxims

  • Fundamental policy of Indian Law
  • Public policy of India
  • Binding judicial precedent must be followed
  • Tarsem Singh principle extending Land Acquisition Act benefits to NH Act acquisitions
  • Golden Iron and Steel Forging doctrine (solatium/interest under Land Acquisition Act to NH Act acquisitions)
  • Associate Builders v. DDA (public policy standard)
  • Ssangyong Engg. & Construction Co. Ltd. v. NHAI (no change post-2015 amendment)
  • Kusum Ingots and Alloys Ltd. v. Union of India (prevalent principle)
  • Hakeem (SC): Section 34 cannot modify awards; set aside/remand only

Submissions & Arguments

Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners

The appellants contend entitlement to solatium and interest under Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, arguing that even where acquisitions were under the NH Act, they should receive solatium and interest in addition to the land value. Drawing on Golden Iron and Steel Forging andTarsem Singh, they urge that the NH Act should not bar such benefits; and that the 2015 amendment to Section 34 allows judicial consideration of these benefits within the scope of public policy. They urge the courts to modify arbitral awards accordingly, as has been done in Paul Mani and Eliyamma, though later developments (Hakeem) cast doubt on such modification. They advocate applying Tarsem Singh jurisprudence to NH Act acquisitions to ensure parity with Land Acquisition Act remedies.

Contentions of Respondents

The respondents maintain that the NHDP appellants did not claim Land Acquisition Act benefits before the Arbitrator or in Section 34 proceedings, and therefore cannot raise them later. They rely on the 2019 and 2021 Supreme Court jurisprudence limiting the court’s power under Section 34 to set aside or remand, not to modify awards. They cite Project Director, NHAI v. M. Hakeem and the 2015 amendment to emphasize that if the appellant did not claim the Land Acquisition Act benefits, relief cannot be granted in these proceedings. They argue that even if benefits are available, the appellate court cannot alter the arbitral awards under Section 34; the proper remedy would be fresh arbitration or remand in light of public policy and binding precedents.

Cited Precedents (9)

Case NameCitationTreatmentExplanation
Golden Iron and Steel Forging v. Union of India and others2008 SCC Online P&H 498PositiveUsed to support entitlement to solatium and interest under Land Acquisition Act in the context of NH Act acquisitions; foundations laid for extending 23(2)/28 benefits to NH acquisitions.
Tarsem Singh v. Union of India and Others(2019) 9 SCC 304PositiveAcknowledged as decisive on extending Land Acquisition Act solatium/interest to acquisitions under the NH Act per Tarsem Singh.
Paul Mani and Others v. Special Deputy Collector and Competent Authority (SALO) and Another(2019) 3 KLT 1058Partly Overruled / Limited Kerala decisions modifying awards to grant Land Acquisition Act benefits; later Hakeem limits the court's power under Section 34 to modify, thus restricting Paul Mani’s earlier approach.
Eliyamma and Another v. Deputy Collector, Palakkad and Others(2021) 1 KLT 417Partly Overruled / LimitedSimilar to Paul Mani; extended Land Acquisition Act benefits in light of Tarsem Singh, later limited by Hakeem.
M. Hakeem v. Union of India(2021) SCC OnLine SC 473OverruledSupreme Court held that Section 34 cannot modify arbitral awards; remedy is set aside or remand; thus overruling earlier Kerala decisions allowing modification.
Associate Builders v. Delhi Development Authority(2015) 3 SCC 49PositiveFundamental policy of Indian Law/public policy standard guiding when awards conflict with binding precedent.
Ssangyong Engg. & Construction Co. Ltd. v. NHAI(2019) 15 SCC 131PositiveClarified there is no change in the law as declared in Associate Builders; supports the continuing public policy approach.
Kusum Ingots and Alloys Ltd. v. Union of India and Another(2004)Mentioned OnlyCited to indicate historical influence but not directly applied in the present modification framework.
Tarsem Singh v. Union of India(2019) 9 SCC 304PositiveRepeated reference to Tarsem Singh doctrine reinforcing Land Acquisition Act benefits.

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## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 7 OF 2013** **AGAINST THE FINAL ORDER IN AOP 438/2009 DATED 30.06.2012 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER/CLAIMANT:** **P.C.JOSE AGED 71 YEARS S/O.CHACKKORU, PULICKAL HOUSE, PUDUKAD DESOM, THORVAU VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK** **BY ADVS. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) SRI.K.RAVI PARIYARATH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE SPL.DEPUTY COLLECTOR, S.L.A.O, N.H.D.P, CHEMBUKAVU, THRISSUR - 680 001** - **2 THE N.H.D.P. REP. BY THE PROJECT OFFICER, CHANDRA NAGAR, PALAKKAD 679 001** - **3 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR THRISSUR, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR(ARBITRATOR) 680 001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.13/2015, 8/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 2 **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 8 OF 2013** **AGAINST THE FINAL ORDER IN AOP 382/2009 DATED 30.06.2012 OF** **DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER/CLAIMANT:** **JOHNY AGED 52 YEARS S/O.VARTHUNNY,KUTTAMATHU HOUSE PUDUKAD DESOM THORVAU VILLAGE MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK** **BY ADVS. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) SMT.PREETHY KARUNAKARAN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE SPL.DEPUTY COLLECTOR S.L.A.O,N.H.D.P CHEMBUKAVU THRISSUR 680 001** - **2 THE N.H.D.P REP BY THE PROJECT OFFICER CHANDRA NAGAR PALAKKAD 679001** - **3 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR THRISSUR,OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AYYANTHOLE THRISSUR (ARBITRATOR) 680020** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 3 **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 4 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 9 OF 2013** **AGAINST THE FINAL ORDER PASSED IN AOP 401/2009 DATED 30/6/2012 OF** **DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER/CLAIMANT:** **LILLY AGED 64 YEARS W/O.P.C.JOSE, PULICKAL HOUSE, PUDUKAD DESOM, THORVAU VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) SMT.PREETHY KARUNAKARAN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE SPL.DEPUTY COLLECTOR SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT,CHEMBUKAVU, THRISSUR-680001.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REP. BY THE PROJECT OFFICER, CHANDRA NAGAR, PALAKKAD679001.** - **3 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR THRISSUR, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR (ARBITRATOR) 680001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 5 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 24 OF 2013** **AGAINST THE FINAL ORDER IN AOP 363/2009 DATED 30/6/2012 OF** **DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** **APPELLANT/PETITIONER/CLAIMANT:** **P.C. GEORGE AGED 83 YEARS AGED 83,S/O.LATE CHACKKORU, PULICKAL HOUSE, PUDUKAD DESOM, THORVAU VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK.** **BY ADV SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR)** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 THE SPL. DEPUTY COLLECTOR S.L.A.O., N.H.D.P., CHEMBUKAVU, THRISSUR, PIN 680001. 2 THE N.H.D.P. REP. BY THE PROJECT OFFICER, CHANDRA NAGAR, PALAKKAD, PIN 679001.** **3 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR THRISSUR, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR (ARBITRATOR), PIN 680020.** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 6 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 85 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 45/2011 DATED 19/10/2013 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **M.J.ANTONY S/O.LONAPPAN,MANJALI HOUSE, NANDIKARA,PARAPPOOKKARA VILLAGE,THRISSUR DISTRICT** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.SANTHOSH (PODUVAL) SMT.R.RAJITHA SRI.K.D.SREEVISAKH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICE (SLAO) AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY (LA),NHDP,CHEMBUKKAVU,THRISSUR DISTRICT-680020.** - **2 THE PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI,THRISSUR-680001.** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 7 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021/29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 86 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 46/2011 DATED 19/10/2013 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **M.J. ANTONY S/O. LONAPPAN, MANJALI HOUSE, NANDIKARA, PARAPPOOKKARA VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.SANTHOSH (PODUVAL) SMT.R.RAJITHA** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICE (SLAO) AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY (LA), NHDP, CHEMBUKKAVU, THRISSUR - 680 020.** - **2 THE PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI, THRISSUR - 680 001. BY ADVS.** - **T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 8 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 87 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 255/2011 DATED 7/7/2014 OF DISTRICT COURT** **& SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **LILLY W/O.RAPHEL, AGED 61 YEARS, PALATHIL HOUSE, CHUVATTUPADAM, PANNIYANKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN SMT.SHAMSEERA. C.ASHRAF** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REP. BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, N.H.A.I, PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN(K/236/1987) SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 9 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 88 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 257/2011 DATED 7/7/2014 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **JOSEPH AGED 76 YEARS S/O.JOSEPH, VADAKKEMURIYIL HOUSE, CHUVATTUPADAM, PANNIYAMKARA, VADAKKANCHERRY, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADV SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REP. BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, N.H.A.I, PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN(K/236/1987) SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 10 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 89 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 253/2011 DATED 7/7/2014 OF DISTRICT COURT** **& SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **C.V.GEORGE AGED 67 YEARS S/O.VARGHESE,AGED 67 YEARS, CHERUCHALATHIL HOUSE, CHUVATTUPADAM, PANNIYANKARA, VADAKANCHERY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** **BY ADV SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SPCIAL LAND ACQUISTION OFFICER L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REP. BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, N.H.A.I, PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** **BY ADVS.** - **T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 11 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 90 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 256/2011 DATED 07/7/2014 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **PRASANNA AGED 57 YEARS W/O.CHACKO, MURITHOTTATHIL, CHUVATTUPADAM, VADAKANCHERY-I VILLAGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REP. BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, N.H.A.I., PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** - **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 12 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 91 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 141/2011 DATED 11/7/2014 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SYAMAPRAKASH S/O.VELUNNI M.K., VENGARAPOTTA KALAM, KANJIKODE,PALAKKAD. BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHAI, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER NH ACT) PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **BY ADVS. BIDAN CHANDRAN** - **E.C.KURIAKOSE T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 13 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 92 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 45/2011 DATED 2/8/2014 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **ROSY W/O. VARUNNI,R.C STREET,MELARCODE** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SMT.ASHA P.KURIAKOSE** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHAI,PALAKKAD 678 001** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.AN.H,PALAKKAD 678 001** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER NH ACT) 678 001 BY ADVS. BIDAN CHANDRAN, E.C.KURIAKOSE T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 14 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 93 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 277/2012 DATED 7/7/2014 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **P.T. ALEYKUTTY AGED 64 YEARS W/O.ZACHARIAS,CHERUNILAM HOUSE,PANTHALAMPADAM,KANNAMBRA,PALAKKAD BY ADV SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A,N,H, PALAKKAD.PIN-678001** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REP BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,N.H.A.I PALAKKAD PIN 678 001** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER BIDAN CHANDRAN E.C.KURIAKOSE SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 15 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 94 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 146/2011 DATED 6/8/2014 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **KRISHNAPRAKASH S/O.VELUNNI.M.K,VENGARAPOTTA KALAM,KANJIKODE,PALAKKAD. BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI,REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHAI,PALAKKAD-678001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H.,PALAKKAD-678001.** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD(ARBITRATOR UNDER NH ACT)-678001.** - **BY ADVS.** - **BIDAN CHANDRAN E.C.KURIAKOSE T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 16 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 95 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 129/2011 DATED 11/7/2014 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **ABDUL KHADER S/O.MEERAN HAJI,KOTTIYODE KALAM,VANOOR,ALATHUR** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SMT.ASHA P.KURIAKOSE** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHA1,PLAKKAD** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H,PALAKKAD** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD ARBITRATOR UNDER NH ACT** - **BY ADVS. BIDAN CHANDRAN E.C.KURIAKOSE T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 17 **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 96 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 142/2011 DATED 11/7/2014 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **VELUNNI M.K. S/O.KUTTIKRISHNAN,VENGARAPOTTA KALAM,KANJIKODE,PALAKKAD BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHAI,PALAKKAD 678 001** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER L.A N.H PALAKKAD 678 001** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER NH ACT) 678 001 BY ADVS. BIDAN CHANDRAN E.C.KURIAKOSE T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 18 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 97 OF 2014** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 254/2011 DATED 7/7/2014 OF DISTRICT COURT** **& SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANTS/LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PETITIONER:** - **1 LILLY AGED 61 YEARS, W/O. LATE RAPHEL, PALATHIL HOUSE, CHUVATTUPADAM, PANNIYANKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** - **2 SMIJO AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. LATE RAPHEL, PALATHIL HOUSE, CHUVATTUPADAM, PANNIYANKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** - **3 SMITHA AGED 37 YEARS, D/O. LATE RAPHEL, PALATHIL HOUSE, CHUVATTUPADAM, PANNIYANKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** - **4 SUMI LIMJI AGED 32 YEARS, D/O. LATE RAPHEL, PALATHIL HOUSE, CHUVATTUPADAM, PANNIYANKARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** **APPELLANTS 1 TO 3 ARE REPRESENTED THROUGH THE DULY CONSTITUTED POWER OF ATTORNEY, THE FOURTH APPELLANT. BY ADV SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REP. BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, N.H.A.I., PALAKKAD, PIN-678001.** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 19 **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER BIDAN CHANDRAN, E.C.KURIAKOSE SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 20 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 13 OF 2015** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 212/2011 DATED 11/7/2014 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **K.P.JOSEPH S/O.PAILY KOLAPALLIL, ULLAS NAGAR, VADAKKENCHERRY-I VILLAGE, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER NH ACT), PIN - 678 001. BY ADVS. BIDAN CHANDRAN E.C.KURIAKOSE T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 21 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 58 OF 2015** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 101/2011 DATED 18/11/2014 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **KHAJEEDA UMMA AGED 60 YEARS W/O. CHINNATHAMBI, RESIDING AT MARUTHANKADU, VANUR, ALATHUR.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.RAVINDRA NATH SRI.N.KRISHNA PRASAD** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **3 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H ACT) -678 001,** - **BY ADVS BIDAN CHANDRAN, E.C.KURIAKOSE** - **T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 22 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 27 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 299/2012 DATED 13.10.2015 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANTS:** - **1 P.S DAVIES AGED 67 YEARS, S/O. SKARIYA, PARAKKA HOUSE, KANJOOR POST, ERNAKULAM-683 575.** - **2 K.A.ITTEERA AGED 67 YEARS, S/O. ANTONY, KANICHAI HOUSE, PALAYAMPARAMBA, THRISSUR-680 741.** - **3 ANTONY ITTEERA AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. ITTEERA, KANICHAI HOUSE, PALAYAMPARAMBA, THRISSUR-680 741,REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER ITTEERA, THE 2ND APPELLANT HEREIN.** - **4 ROSAMMA SKARIA AGED 33 YEARS, W/O. SKARIA D.PARAKKA, PARAKKA HOUSE, KANJOOR POST, ERNAKULAM-683 575.** - **5 MARIYAMMA ITTEERA AGED 63 YEARS, W/O. K.A.ITTEERA, KANICHAI HOUSE, PALAYAMPARAMBA, THRISSUR-680 741.** - **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD 678001** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 23 - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD 678001.** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD. (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT) 678001 BY ADVS. BIDAN CHANDRAN, E.C.KURIAKOSE T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 24 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** ## **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 45 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 503/2012 DATED 20.07.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** ## **MOHAYUDHEEN ABDUL KHADER** **S/O ABDUL HAMEED, NAVAKKODE, CHITHALI, KUZHALMANNAM. BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER LANH, PALAKKAD.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADVS. SRI.M.P.PRAKASH SRI.THOMAS ANTONY BIDAN CHANDRAN, E.C.KURIAKOSE** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 25 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 53 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 469/2012 DATED 14.06.2016 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** ## **K. GOPINATHAN** **S/O KANDAN, PUSHPALAYAM, THRIPPALUR ALATHUR, PALAKKAD DIST.** **BY ADVS. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, REP. BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD- 678 001** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H. PALAKKAD- 678 001** - **3 STATE REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT)- 678 001** **BY ADVS.** **SRI.M.P.PRAKASH SRI.THOMAS ANTONY T.K.VIPINDAS,SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 26 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 55 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 467/2012 DATED 14.06.2016 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SATHIDEVI W/O.HARIDAS, KOTTAMOOCHI HOUSE,THRIPPALUR, ALATHUR,PALAKKAD DISTRICT** **BY ADVS. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI,REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHAI, PALAKKAD-678001** - **2 THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H, PALAKKAD-678001** - **3 STATE REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT)-678001** **BY ADVS.** **SRI.M.P.PRAKASH** **SRI.THOMAS ANTONY T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 27 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 56 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 466/2012 DATED 14.06.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **K. HARIDAS** **S/O KANDAN, KOOTTAMOOCHI HOUSE, THRIPPALUR, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** **BY ADVS. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD 678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H, PALAKKAD 678 001.** - **3 STATE REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H. ACT) 678 001.** - **BY ADVS.** - **SANTHOSH MATHEW** - **NANAVATI MAULIK.G** - **ARUN THOMAS,JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL** ## **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 28 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 58 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 118/2013 DATED 03.09.2016 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT - IV, PALAKKAD / III ADDITIONAL MACT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT:** **VELAYUDHAN S/O PAKAN, ARAMTHODIYIL MANJAPRA,KANNAMBRA-II, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO, LANH, PALAKKAD-678001** **2 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHAI, PALAKKAD-678001.** 29 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN VIJAY V. PAUL ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 30 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 60 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 309/2012 DATED 27.01.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER/APPLICANT:** ## **SASIDHARAN** **AGED 61 YEARS, S/O.SEKHARAN, MANKUZH HOUSE, KULAKKARA FEROKE, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT.** **BY ADVS. SRI.R.MANIKANTAN SRI.VINOD KUMAR.C** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS AND ARBITRATOR:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NEW DELHI- REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CHANDRANAGAR, PALAKKAD.** - **2 DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND** **SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, LAND ACQUISITION (NATIONAL HIGHWAY), KANNADI, PALAKKAD.** - **3 STATE OF KERALA** **REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (SOLE ARBITRATOR UNDER THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT 1956), COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD.** 31 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS, JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 32 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 61 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 211/2012 DATED 11.01.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** **APPELLANT/PETITIONER/APPLICANT:** **P.RANGANATHAN AGED 62 YEARS S/O.PAZHANIMALA,MUDHALIAR,THEKKEDESAM,KUTTIPALLAM,NALLE PPULLY VILLAGE, CHITTUR TALUK,PALAKKAD DISTRICT .** **BY ADVS. SRI.R.MANIKANTAN SRI.VINOD KUMAR.C** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS AND ARBITRATOR:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI-REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CHANDRANAGAR,PALAKKAD** - **2 DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,LAND ACQUISITION (NATIONAL HIGHWAY)KANNADI,PALAKKD** - **3 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,PALAKKAD (SOLE ARBITRATOR) UNDER THE NATIONAL HIGH WAYS ACT 1956) COLLECTORATE,CIVIL STATION PALAKKAD.** 33 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. SRI.M.P.PRAKASH SRI.THOMAS ANTONY T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 34 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 62 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 454/2012 DATED 20.10.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER/APPLICANT:** **P.R. RAVEENDRAN AGED 69 YEARS S/O.PADMANABHA PILLAI, ARAM MOTEL, WALAYAR, PUDUSSERI EAST VILLAGE, PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** **BY ADVS. SRI.R.MANIKANTAN SRI.VINOD KUMAR.C** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS AND ARBITRATOR:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CHANDRANAGAR, PALAKKAD-678 001.** - **2 DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, LAND ACQUISITION (NATIONAL HIGHWAY), KANNADI, PALAKKAD-678 001.** - **3 STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (SOLE ARBITRATOR UNDER THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT 1956), COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD-678 001.** 35 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. SANTHOSH MATHEW NANAVATI MAULIK.G ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN, ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 36 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 64 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 455/2012 DATED 16.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS/APPLICANTS:** - **1 BABY SAROJA W/O.LATE P.J.RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 68 YEARS, LAKSHMI NIVAS, D.P.O.ROAD,YAKKARA VILLAGE, PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT** - **2 DR.RAJESH RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.LATE P.J.RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 46 YEARS, LAKSHMI NIVAS, D.P.O.ROAD,YAKKARA VILLAGE, PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT** - **3 REEJA SUDHARSAN,** - **D/O.LATE P.J.RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 68 YEARS, LAKSHMI NIVAS, D.P.O.ROAD,YAKKARA VILLAGE, PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT** - **BY ADVS. SRI.R.MANIKANTAN SRI.VINOD KUMAR.C** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENT 2 AND 1 AND ARBITRATOR:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CHANDRANAGAR, PALAKKAD-678 001.** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 37 - **2 DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, LAND ACQUISITION (NATIONAL HIGHWAY), KANNADI, PALAKKAD-678 001.** **3 STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (SOLE ARBITRATOR UNDER THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS ACT 1956), COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD-678 001.** **BY ADVS. NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 38 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 65 OF 2016** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 113/2013 DATED 07.09.2016 OF III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD / II ADDITIONAL MACT, PALAKKAD APPELLANT/PETITIONER/APPLICANT:** **K.VELAYUDHAN S/O.KUNJUKUTTY, ELLUKATTUKULAMBIL, ALATHUR VILLAGE. BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO, LANH, PALAKKAD 678001. 2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NHAI, PALAKKAD 678001.** **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 39 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 6 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPA 119/2013 DATED 03.09.2016 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT - IV, PALAKKAD / III ADDITIONAL MACT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT:** ## **KUNJU** **S/O.PAKAN, ARAMTHODIYIL, MANJAPRA, KANNAMBRA-II, PALAKKAD** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR & SLAO, LANH, PALAKKAD** **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD.** 40 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SANTHOSH MATHEW SRI.THOMAS ANTONY NANAVATI MAULIK.G ARUN THOMAS ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 41 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 7 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 3/2012 DATED 27.01.2016 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **P.R.SUBHASH S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN,, PARACKAL HOSE, KARIPPALLI, MUDAPPALLUR, VANDAZHI II VILLAGE, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT REP. BY POWER OF ATTONEY HOLDER P.R.SUDEEP, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, PARACKAL HOUSE, KARIPPALLI, MUDAPPALLUR, VANDAZHI II VILLAGE, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REP. BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD 678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H, PALAKKAD 678 001** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H. ACT) 678 001.** 42 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. NANAVATI MAULIK.G T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 43 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 9 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 425/2012 DATED 20.10.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **GEORGEKUTTY S/O.MATHAI, SOUMYA, CHADAYA KALAI, KANJIKODE, PUDUSSERY AMSOM DESOM, PALAKKAD TALUK AND DISTRICT. BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H, PALAKKAD 678001.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD-678001,** - **3 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N H ACT), 678001.** **BY ADVS** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 44 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 10 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 311/2012 DATED 09.11.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **M.THOMAS AGED 61 YEARS S/O. LATE MATHAI, PUTHENPURAYIL, OPP. MOSQUE,KANJIKODE, PUDUSSERY WEST VILLAGE, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A N.H,PALAKKAD 678 001** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD 678 001** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H ACT) 678 001** - **BY ADVS** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 45 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 11 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 79/2012 DATED 11.12.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SHEEBA PAUL** **W/O.SUNIL GEORGE, OLIAPURAM HOUSE,KANNAMBRA II VILLAGE, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA,PALAKKAD.678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD.678 001.** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT).678 001.** - **BY ADVS. SRI.M.P.PRAKASH T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 46 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 13 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 287/2012 DATED 02.11.2015 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** - **1 MARIAMMAL W/O.SOOSIAPPAN,** - **2 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN S/O.SOOSIAPPAN, RESIDING AT KANNIPUDIYAR HOUSE, CHANDRAPURAM, WALAYAR, PALAKKAD** - **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD 678001** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD-678001** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT)-678001** 47 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 48 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 14 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 196/2015 DATED 25.08.2016 OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,PALAKKAD APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:** - **1 BALAN AGED 62 YEARS S/O NARAYANAN, K.R.G.NAGAR, GANAPATHY, COIMBATORE** - **2 LAKSHMI AGED:57 YEARS, W/O BALAN RESIDING AT K.R.G.NAGAR, GANAPATHY, COIMBATORE** **BY ADVS. SRI.K.S.BABU SMT.N.SUDHA** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,LANH, PALAKKAD** - **3 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR & SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, LANB, PALAKKAD, NHAI, PALAKKAD** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 49 **BY ADVS. SRI.THOMAS ANTONY T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 50 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 16 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 288/2012 DATED 02.11.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **BENJAMIN FRANKLIN S/O.SOOSIAPPAN, BOTH RESIDING AT KANNIPUDIYAR HOUSE, CHANDRAPURAM, WALAYAR, PALAKKAD** **BY ADVS.** **SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/REPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD-678001** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD-678001** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT)-678001** 51 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER NANAVATI MAULIK.G SRI.THOMAS ANTONY SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN VIJAY V. PAUL ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 52 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 17 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 77/2012 DATED 11.12.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SUNIL GEORGE S/O.O.K.GEORGE, OLIPURAM HOUSE, KANNAMBRA-11, VADAKKENCHERY, PALAKKAD** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGH WAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD-678001** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER,L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD-678001** **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT)-678001** 53 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 54 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 21 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 78/2012 DATED 11.12.2015 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SUNIL GEORGE S/O.O.K.GEORGE, OLIPURAM HOUSE, KANNAMBRA-11, VADAKKENCHERY , PALAKKAD** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD-678001 2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A.N.H., PALAKKAD-678001 3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H.ACT)-678001 BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 55 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 48 OF 2017** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 361/2012 DATED 02.11.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT, PALAKKAD** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **JALEEL KADAVATH S/O. ABDUL KHADER, 213/17, SALAMATH NAGAR, NEAR CIVIL STATION, YAKKARA VILLAGE, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR,NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, L.A N.H, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** - **3 STATE BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER N.H ACT) 678 001.** - **BY ADVS. NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 56 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 26 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 1163/2013 DATED 08.08.2017 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **RAJAN AGED 61 YEARS S/O.AYYAPPAN, MANUKURUSSI HOUSE, KOMBAZHA DESOM, VANIYAMPARA P.O, THRISSUR.** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SLAO & COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA,NHDP, THRISSUR 680 003.** **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI,PALAKKAD 678 001.** **BY ADVS. SANTHOSH MATHEW NANAVATI MAULIK.G ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 57 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 34 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 1065/2013 DATED 21.07.2017 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **MARY W/O.BABU,KALLIYATH HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, VANIYAMPARA.P.O,THRISSUR.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA,NHDP,THRISSUR-680003.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI,PALAKKAD-678001.** **BY ADVS. NANAVATI MAULIK.G SANTHOSH MATHEW ARUN THOMAS JENNIS STEPHEN ANIL SEBASTIAN PULICKEL THOMAS ANTONY** ## **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 58 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 62 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 1184/2013 DATED 26.07.2017 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SUSHEELA** **AGED 65 YEARS W/O. LATE C.T. BABY, CHEMBASSERY HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA P.O, THRISSUR** **BY ADVS. P.R.VENKATESH G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA,NHDP, THRISSUR-680003. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI,PALAKKAD-678001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 59 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 63 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 1124/2013 DATED 10.07.2017 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SUNNY M.GEORGE AGED 53 YEARS S/O. GEORGE, MANALETH HOUSE, KOMBAZHA DESOM, VANIYAMPARA P.O, THRISSUR.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** - **1 DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP,THRISSUR 680001.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI,PALAKKAD 678001.** - **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 60 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 64 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 1133/2013 DATED 29.03.2017 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:** **1 SUBHADRA AGED 58 YEARS, W/O. RADHAKRISHNAN, PUTHANPURAKKAL HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, VANIYAMPARA P.O, THRISSUR.** **2 SHANTHA, AGED 57 YEARS, D/O. SREEDHARAN PILLAI, MARUTHANNAL HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, VANIYAMPARA P.O, THRISSUR.** - **3 REMANI,** **AGED 54 YEARS, W/O. SREEDHARAN, MUCHIKKAL HOUSE, VALLIKKOD P.O, PALAKKAD.** **4 LEELA, AGED 60 YEARS, W/O. CHAMY, MUCHIKKAL HOUSE, VALLIKOD P.O, PALAKKAD.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** 61 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20** **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI,PALAKKAD-678001.** **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 62 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 65 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 863/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **PAILY S/O.THEKKEPUTHANPURAYIL CHACKO, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SLAO & COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD 678001 BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 63 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 66 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 886/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANTS:** **1 A.C.VARGHESE AGED 59 YEARS S/O.A.G.CHACKO, RESIDING AT QUARTER NO.A91, ITI TOWNSHIP, MANKAPURAM GONDA DISTRICT, U.P. 2 A.C.ABRAHAM, AGED 56 YEARS S/O.A.G.CHACKO, RESIDING AT P.B.NO.4385, SHARJAH,U.A.E. 3 REV.A.C.THOMAS, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.A.G.CHACKO, RESIDING AT ST.JOHN'S MAR THOMA CHURCH, KAIPUZHA, KULANADA.P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA -689 503.** **4 ADV.A.C.PHILIP, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.A.G.CHACKO, REISIDING AT ARINGADA HOUSE, ANACHAL, KARUMALLOOR.P.O., ERNAKULAM -683 511. NOW RESIDING AT CHUVANNAMANNU P.O, THANIPADAM KARA, PEECHI VILLAGE,THRISSUR DIST(APPELLANTS 1,2 AND 4 ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER 3RD APPELLANT REV.A.C.THOMAS)** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 64 **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY LA, N.H.D.P CHEMBUKKAVU, THRISSUR -680020.** - **2 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 65 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 67 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 1138/2013 DATED 12.04.2017 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **CHANDY AGED 74 YEARS S/O. THOMAS, THACHAMPERIL HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, VANIYAMPARA P.O, THRISSUR.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP.,THRISSUR680001.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI,PALAKKAD-678001** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 66 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 68 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 431/2013 DATED 02.04.2016 OF III** **ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT, PALAKKAD / II ADDITIONAL MACT, PALAKKAD APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **SMT.RACHEL KOSHY W/O LATE T.K.KOSHY, ULLIRIKKAL HOUSE, PANNIYANKARA, VADAKKENCHERRY, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA NEW DELHI REPRESENTED BY THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678 001.** - **2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO, LANH, PALAKKAD-678 001.** - **3 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD (ARBITRATOR UNDER NH ACT) 678 001.** - **BY ADVS.** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 67 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 69 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 864/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **M.M.SHAJI, S/O MANI, MUNDEKKATT HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, PANANCHERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 68 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 70 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 822/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **T.P. NINAN S/O.PAPPI, THENGON HOUSE, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 69 **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 71 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 852/2013 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS** **COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** ## **ST. GREGORIOUS ORTHODOX CHURCH** **KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK, REPRESENTED BY TRUSTEE M.M.SHAJI. S/O.MANI, MUNDEKKATT HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, PANANCHERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA,NHDP, THRISSUR-20** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678 001 BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 70 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 72 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OP 1151/2013 OF DISTRICT COURT &** **SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **ALEXANDER THARAMEL VEETTIL CHACKO, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR - 20. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI, PALAKKAD - 678 001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 71 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** ## **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 73 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 798/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT:** ## **THOMAS ABRAHAM** **S/O.VADAKKEKKARA VEETTIL ABRAHAM, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR - 20.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI, PALAKKAD 678001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 72 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 74 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 861/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **ANNAMMA W/O MANI, MUNDEKKATT HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA P.O., VANIYAMPARA DESOM, PANANCHERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678 001. BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 73 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 75 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 862/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** ## **PAPPACHAN** **S/O PAPPY, THENGONAM HOUSE, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI, PALAKKAD-678 001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 74 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 76 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 824/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **C.C.THOMAS S/O. CHERUVALLIL VEETTIL CHERIYAN, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, L.A NHDP, THRISSUR 20** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NHAI, PALAKKAD 678001.** **BY ADV I.SHEELA DEVI T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 75 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 77 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 823/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **ALEX M. GEORGE S/O. GEORGE, MANALETHU VEETTIL, VANIYAMPARA P.O., KOMBAZHA DESOM, PANATHERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI, PALAKKAD 678001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 76 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 78 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 943/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANTS:** - **1 ELSY ELIAS AGED 52 YEARS W/O.CHETTIYANIYIL VEETTIL LATE C.A.ALIAS, PANANCHERY VILLAGE, KOMBAZHA DESOM, THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT.** - **2 ARUN ALIAS AGED 23 YEARS S/O.LATE C.A.ELIAS, - DO-** - **3 KIRAN ELIAS AGED 19 YEARS S/O.LATE C.A.ELIAS, -DOBY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR- 20. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI, PALAKKAD.** 77 Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 78 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 79 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OP 795/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** ## **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANTS/PETITIONERS:** - **1 V.M.THOMAS S/O. VADAKKEKKARA VEETTIL V.T. MATHEW, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK** - **2 VADAKKEKKARA VEETTIL V.T.MATHEW KOMBAZHA DESOM ,-DO-** - **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA,NHDP, THRISSUR-20** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI,PALAKKAD-678 001 BY ADVS.** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 79 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 80 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 879/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **T.C.CHACKO S/O.THEKKE PUTHENPURAYIL VEETTIL CHACKO, VANIYAMPARA P.O., KOMBAZHA DESOM, PANANCHERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678001.** **BY ADVS.** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 80 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 81 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 860/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT:** **M.V. MANI, S/O VARKEY, MUNDEKKATT HOUSE, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PANANCHERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20. 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678001. BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 81 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 82 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 853/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **P.V. GEORGE,** **S/O POOVATHINGAL VEETTIL VARGHESE, VANIYAMPARA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADV SRI.P.R.VENKATESH** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD-678001. BY ADVS.** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 82 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** ## **&** ## **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 83 OF 2018** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 906/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT:** ## **T.C. CHACKO,** **S/O THEKKE PUTHENPURAYIL VEETTIL CHACKO,VANIYAMPARA P.O.,KOMBAZHA DESOM, PANANCHERY VILLAGE,THRISSUR TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA,NHDP,THRISSUR-20 2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI,PALAKKAD.678 001** **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 83 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 8 OF 2019** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 880/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **T.C.CHACKO, S/O.THEKKE PUTHENPURAYIL VEETTIL CHACKO, VANIYAMPARA P.O., KOMBAZHA DESOM, PANANCHERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SLAO AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20.** - **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PALAKKAD - 678 001.** **BY ADVS. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.THOMAS ANTONY** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 84 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 41 OF 2020** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 639/2013 DATED 25.11.2016 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **LISSY ABRAHAM** **W/O. PERUMALIL VEETIL ABRAHAM, PATTIKKAD DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS.** **P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND CALA, NHDP. THRISSUR - 680020.** - **2 THE PROJECT DIRECTOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD - 678001.** **BY ADVS.** - **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIDAN CHANDRAN SRI.E.C.KURIAKOSE** ## **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 85 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943** **ARB.A NO. 42 OF 2020** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN OPARB 636/2013 DATED 09.09.2015 OF DISTRICT** **COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT/PETITIONER:** **P.M.ABRAHAM** **S/O.PERUMALIL VEETIL MARKOSE, PATTIKKAD DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **BY ADVS. P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:** - **1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND CALA, NHDP, THRISSUR-680020.** - **2 THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PALAKKAD678001.** **BY ADVS.** **T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIDAN CHANDRAN SRI.E.C.KURIAKOSE** ## **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, ALONG WITH Arb.A.7/2013 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 86 ## **IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM** ## **PRESENT** **THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR** **&** **THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA** **MONDAY, THE 20[TH] DAY OF DECEMBER 2021 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943 ARB.A NO. 28 OF 2021** **AGAINST THE ORDER IN AOP 916/2013 DATED 29.02.2016 OF DISTRICT COURT & SESSIONS COURT,THRISSUR** ## **APPELLANT:** **1 VARGHESE (DIED) AGED 48 YEARS S/O GHEEVARGHESE, ARINGADA HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **ADDL.A2 GEORGE VARGHESE AGED 60 YEARS, S/O.LATE.A.G.VARGHESE, ARINGADA HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA, KOMBAZHA DESOM, PEECHI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK.** **ADDL.A2 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 20.12.2021 IN I.A.NO.1 OF 2020** **BY ADVS. P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS** ## **RESPONDENTS:** **1 SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR SLAO & COMPETENT AUTHORITY, LA, NHDP, THRISSUR-20.** **2 PROJECT DIRECTOR NHAI, PALAKKAD-678 001** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 87 **BY ADVS. T.K.VIPINDAS, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIDAN CHANDRAN SRI.E.C.KURIAKOSE** **THIS ARBITRATION APPEALS HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON** **20.12.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:** Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 88 ## **P.B.SURESH KUMAR & C.S.SUDHA, JJ. -----------------------------------------------** **Arbitration Appeal Nos.7, 8, 9 & 24 of 2013, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 & 97 of 2014, 13 & 58 of 2015,** **27, 45, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 64 & 65 of 2016,** **6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 21 & 48 of 2017,** **26, 34, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,** **72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 & 83 of 2018,** **8 of 2019,** ## **41 & 42 of 2020** **and** **28 of 2021** **-----------------------------------------------** **Dated this the 20[th] day of December, 2021** ## **JUDGMENT** ## **P.B.Suresh Kumar, J.** Lands and structures held by the appellants in this batch of appeals situated on either side of National Highway-47 were acquired for widening and improvement of the National Highway in terms of the Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 89 provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 (the Highways Act). Since the compensation determined by the Competent Authority under the Highways Act for the lands and structures acquired was not acceptable to the appellants, they applied for determination of the compensation by the Arbitrator appointed by the Central Government as provided for under Section 3G(5) of the Highways Act. The matters were accordingly referred for arbitration. On an appraisal of the facts and circumstances, the Arbitrator enhanced the compensation fixed for the lands and structures acquired from the appellants. The appellants challenged the awards of the Arbitrator in proceedings instituted under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act) on various grounds. The challenge to the arbitral awards was, however, repelled by the court and these appeals are preferred against the decisions of the court in the applications preferred by the appellants under Section 34 of the Act. 2. Heard Adv.P.R.Venkatesh, Adv.S.Sujin, Adv.P.Ravindranath, Adv.R.Manikantan, Adv.G.Sreekumar (Chelur), Adv.K.S.Babu, Adv.P.Santhosh (Poduval), Adv.Jacob Sebastian, the learned counsel for the appellants and Adv.Maulik Girish Nanavati, Adv.Bidan Chandran and Adv.K.A.Salil Narayanan, the learned Standing Counsel for the National Highway Authority of India. Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 90 3. The essence of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the appellants is that the appellants are entitled to solatium and interest as envisaged by the provisions of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in addition to the value of the lands acquired from them, and insofar as the said benefits have not been given to them, the arbitral awards and the orders of the court affirming the arbitral awards are liable to be set aside. The learned counsel for the appellants placed reliance on the decision of the Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging v. Union of India and others** , 2008 SCC Online P&H 498, to establish the entitlement of the appellants for solatium and interest in terms of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. It was argued by the learned counsel that Sections 3J and 3G of the Highways Act were struck down in the said case as arbitrary, irrational and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, insofar as they deny the benefits of solatium and interest to similarly placed persons. It was pointed out by the learned counsel that it was also declared in the said case that the land owners, who are compulsorily divested of their properties under the Highways Act would henceforth be entitled to solatium and interest as envisaged by the provisions of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. It was pointed out by the learned Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 91 counsel that the decision in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** has been followed in large number of cases and the benefits aforesaid under the Land Acquisition Act were extended to similarly placed land owners as well. It was pointed out by the learned counsel that the judgment in the said case was pronounced on 28.03.2008 and the awards in favour of the appellants in all these cases have been passed by the Competent Authority long thereafter. According to the learned counsel, insofar as the said judgment was holding the field, it was obligatory on the part of the Competent Authority under the Highways Act to provide the appellants the benefits covered by the said judgment also. It was also pointed out by the learned counsel that in terms of the judgment in **Union of India and another v. Tarsem Singh and Others,** (2019) 9 SCC 304, the Apex Court has now approved the decision of the Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** . It was also pointed out by the learned counsel that in **Paul Mani and Others v. Special Deputy Collector and Competent Authority (SALO) and Another,** 2019 (3) KLT 1058 and in **Eliyamma and Another v. Deputy Collector, Palakkad and Others,** 2021 (1) KLT 417, this Court also modified the awards of the Arbitrator, and the orders passed by the court under Section 34 of the Act in identical cases declaring that the appellants Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 92 therein are also entitled to solatium and interest in terms of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act following the decision in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** and **Tarsem Singh** . The submission made by the learned counsel, in the circumstances, was that the arbitral awards and the orders passed under Section 34 of the Act which are impugned in the appeals are liable to be modified in tune with the decisions of this Court in **Paul Mani** and in **Eliyamma** . 4. Per contra, the learned Standing Counsel for the National Highway Authority of India submitted that the appellants in these appeals have not claimed the benefits in terms of the Land Acquisition Act either before the Arbitrator or before the court under Section 34 of the Act. According to the learned Standing Counsel, in so far as the appellants have not claimed the benefits under the Land Acquisition Act, they are not entitled to stake a claim for the same for the first time in the proceedings under Section 37 of the Act. It was also argued by the learned Standing Counsel that even if this court finds that the appellants are entitled to the benefits under the Land Acquisition Act, in addition to the compensation granted to them by the Competent Authority and the Arbitrator, this court cannot grant any relief to the appellants in these appeals in so far as awards passed by the Arbitrator in terms of the provisions of the Act Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 93 cannot be modified by the court exercising the power under Section 34 or appellate court exercising the power under Section 37. The learned Standing Counsel has relied on the decision of the Apex Court in **Project Director, National Highways No.45E and 220, National Highways Authority of India v. M.Hakeem and Another** , 2021 SCC OnLine SC 473, in support of the said proposition. 5. After the matters were heard and taken for disposal, a statement has been passed on to the court by the Standing Counsel for the National Highway Authority of India, Shri.Maulik Girish Nanavati, with copies to the learned counsel for the appellants, stating, among others, that National Highway Authority of India is willing to extend the benefit of grant of solatium to the appellants in terms of the decision of the Apex Court in **Tarsem Singh** , on the market value of the land acquired from them, as assessed by the Arbitrator in the arbitral award and interest from the date of decision of the Apex Court, viz, 19.9.2019, if the said suggestion is agreeable to the appellants and if they undertake not to initiate any other proceedings in future making a claim for compensation for the already acquired land. Though the matters were listed again in the light of the said statement, the learned counsel for the appellants indicated to the court that the offer made by the National Highway Authority of India Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 94 is not acceptable to the appellants. 6. In so far as the offer aforesaid made by the National Highway Authority of India is not acceptable to the appellants, we propose to decide the matters on merits. 7. As noted, the appellants have not raised any arguments in the appeals other than one concerning their entitlement to solatium and interest in terms of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The question falls for consideration, therefore, is whether the appellants are entitled to solatium and interest in terms of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act and if so, whether the arbitral awards and the orders of the courts affirming the arbitral awards are liable to be set aside insofar as the appellants have been denied the said benefits in terms of the said awards and orders. 8. As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the appellants, in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** , as early as on 28.03.2008 a Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has struck down Sections 3J and 3G of the Highways Act as arbitrary, irrational and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, insofar as they deny the benefit of solatium and interest to owners of the lands acquired in terms of the provisions of the Highways Act, and held that land owners, who are Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 95 compulsorily divested of their land under the Highways Act would henceforth be entitled to solatium and interest as envisaged by the provisions of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. **Tarsem Singh** was a case where though lands were acquired under the Highways Act, the land owners were not given the benefits of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act in terms of the arbitral awards passed on reference made under Section 3G(5) of the Highways Act. The land owners, however, did not challenge the arbitral awards in proceedings under Section 34 of the Act. Nevertheless, in appeals preferred by the Union of India against the rejection of the applications preferred by them under Section 34 challenging the arbitral awards, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, following the decision in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** , directed the National Highway Authority of India to disburse to all the land owners, solatium and interest as provided for under Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act also, in addition to the land value. In **Tarsem Singh** , the Apex Court has approved the decision in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** holding that a classification made between different set of land owners whose land happened to be acquired for the purpose of National Highway and for other public purposes has no rational relation to the object sought to be achieved by the Amendment Act which introduced Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 96 Section 3J in the Highways Act which provides that nothing in the Land Acquisition Act shall apply to the acquisition under the Highways Act and that such provision, therefore, falls foul of Article 14 of the Constitution. The Apex Court has also declared in the said case that the provisions under the Land Acquisition Act relating to solatium and interest will apply to the acquisitions made under the Highways Act as well and that the provisions in Section 3J is, to this extent, violative to Article 14 of the Constitution of India, and declared unconstitutional. In the light of the decision of the Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** and the decision of the Apex court in **Tarsem Singh** , the right of the appellants in these cases to claim solatium and interest as provided for under the Land Acquisition Act, in addition to the land value for the lands acquired from them cannot be doubted. 9. In this context, it is necessary to notice that **Paul Mani** is a case where the arbitral award in respect of an acquisition made under the Highways act was sought to be set aside in a proceedings under Section 34 of the Act, among others, on the ground that the Arbitrator has not awarded to the land owners solatium and interest in terms of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, and the court exercising power under Section 34 of the Act has declined the said contention placing Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 97 reliance on Section 3J of the Highways Act. Placing reliance on **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** , this Court modified the arbitral award declaring that the appellants therein are entitled to solatium and interest in terms of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. **Paul Mani** is a case decided prior to **Tarsem Singh** . In **Eliyamma** , on identical facts, placing reliance on **Tarsem Singh** , this Court modified the arbitral award declaring that the land owners involved therein are entitled to solatium and interest in terms of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. **Eliyamma** is a case where the land owners have not claimed the benefits under the Land Acquisition Act, either before the Arbitrator or before the court in the proceedings under Section 34 of the Act. Nevertheless, this Court held that in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in **Tarsem Singh** , the land owners are entitled to the benefits under the Land Acquisition Act. As noticed, in both the said cases, this Court modified the arbitral award granting them the benefits in terms of the Land Acquisition Act. It is seen that later in **Hakeem** , the Apex Court has declared that a Court exercising power under Section 34 of the Act does not have the authority to modify an award, and the limited remedy provided under Section 34 is either to set aside the award or remand the matter under the circumstances mentioned therein. In other words, in the light of the Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 98 decision of the Apex Court in **Hakeem** , it may not be appropriate for this Court to dispose of these matters in tune with the decisions of this Court in **Paul Mani** and in **Eliyamma** . 10. Be that as it may, the surviving question is as to whether the arbitral awards which are the subject matter of these appeals are liable to be set aside under any one of the grounds provided for under Section 34 of the Act so as to enable the appellants to claim the benefits of solatium and interest in terms of the Land Acquisition Act by initiating arbitral proceedings afresh. 11. In **Associate Builders v. Delhi Development Authority** , (2015) 3 SCC 49, the Apex Court held that an award which is rendered ignoring a binding judicial precedent would be an award in contravention with the fundamental policy of Indian Law and therefore, an award in conflict with public policy of India as well. The aforesaid is a decision rendered by the Apex Court prior to 2015 amendment to the Act. After the 2015 amendment, in **Ssangyong Engg. & Construction Co.Ltd. v. NHAI** , (2019) 15 SCC 131, the Apex Court has clarified that there is no change in the law declared in **Associate Builders** that an award rendered ignoring a binding judicial pronouncement would be an award in contravention with the fundamental policy of Indian Law. Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 99 12. As noted, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has struck down as early as on 28.03.2008 Sections 3J and 3G of the Highways Act as arbitrary, irrational and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, insofar as they deny the benefit of solatium and interest to owners of the lands acquired in terms of the provisions of the Highways Act, and held that land owners, who are compulsorily divested of their lands under the Highways Act would henceforth be entitled to solatium and interest as envisaged by the provisions of Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The said judgment will have effect throughout territory, subject of course to the applicability of the Highways Act [See **Kusum Ingots and Alloys Ltd. v. Union of India and Another** , 2004 KHC 1435]. In the light of the decision in **Golden Iron and Steel Forging** , the Competent Authority under the Highways Act ought to have granted to the appellants, in the case on hand, solatium and interest as provided for under Sections 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. Insofar as the said benefits have not been given to the appellants, they should have been given the said benefits by the Arbitrator. In other words, the arbitral awards passed ignoring the said binding judgment are liable to be treated as awards rendered in contravention with the fundamental policy of Indian Law. True, the appellants have not raised this ground in their applications Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 100 to set aside the arbitral awards filed under Section 34 of the Act. As rightly noticed in **Eliyamma** , the declaration made by the Apex Court in **Tarsem Singh** that persons who are compulsorily divested of their lands in terms of the provisions of the Highways Act are entitled to solatium and interest as provided for under the Land Acquisition Act, is the law of the land now, in the light of Article 141 of the Constitution, and a decision cannot be taken by this Court ignoring the said declaration of law. In other words, the right of the appellants to claim the benefits in terms of the Land Acquisition Act as declared by the Apex Court in **Tarsem Singh** is one to be taken note of by this Court, even if it is not claimed by the party. Even otherwise, clause (b) of Section 34(2) of the Act conferring power on the court to set aside an arbitral award which is in conflict with public policy of India starts with the expression “the court finds”, indicating the legislative intention that an award which is in contravention with the fundamental policy of Indian Law shall be set aside, irrespective of the question as to whether the same is raised by a party. Needless to say, the impugned award is liable to be set aside for being in conflict with the fundamental policy of Indian Law, inasmuch as the appellants have not been given the benefits of solatuim and interest as envisaged by the provisions of Section 23(2) and 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. Arb. Appeal No.75 of 2018 & con. cases 101 In the result, the appeals are allowed and the impugned orders of the court and the arbitral awards impugned in the proceedings under Section 34 of the Act are set aside. **Sd/P.B.SURESH KUMAR, JUDGE. Sd/C.S.SUDHA, JUDGE.** Mn