IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2008 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 LA.App..No. 2352 of 2008(C) --------------------------- LAR.322/2004 of SUB COURT, CHERTHALA .................... APPELLANT / 2ND RESPONDENT IN LAR: --------------------------------------------------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.I.D.C., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.D.KRISHNANKUTTY PILLAI RESPONDENTS / CLAIMANTS 1 TO 7 AND 1ST RESPONDENT IN LAR: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. CHANDRASEKHARAN NAMBOODIRI, VALIYAZHATHU, PALLIPURAM 2. VANAJAMMA ANTHERJANAM, VALIYAZHATHU, PALLIPURAM 3. SAVITHRI ANTHARJANAM, VALIYAZHATHU, PALLIPURAM 4. PRASANNAKUMARI, VALIYAZHATHU, PALLIPURAM 5. HARIKUMAR, VALIYAZHATHU, PALLIPURAM 6. MUKUNDAN, VALIYAZHATHU, PALLIPURAM 7. GEETHAMOL, VALIYAZHATHU, PALLIPURAM 8. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), INDUSTRIAL GROWTH CENTRE, CHERTHALA R8. BY GOVT. PLEADER R. BASANT BALAJI THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAA No. 2352 OF 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 11th day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T This appeal is preferred by the requisitioning authority against the order of the reference court in an acquisition, pursuant to notification under Section 4 (1) dated 24.01.1997 for the purpose of the Industrial Growth Centre, Pallipurram, The land acquisition officer awarded land value @ Rs.7,876/ per Are for dry land and Rs.988/- per Are for wet land. The reference court enhanced this amount to Rs.17,290/ and Rs.2,169/- per Are respectively. It is fairly conceded by the learned counsel for the appellant that the enhancement at the above rate in similar cases has been approved by this Court and even by the Supreme Court. Under the above circumstances this appeal will stand dismissed in limine. (PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J) KMD