IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1930 LA.App..No. 2062 of 2008 LAR.NO.71/2005 OF SUB COURT, ERNAKULAM APPELLANT: RESPONDENT STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), KOCHI REFINERIES LTD, VYTTILA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT AND 2ND RESPONDENT 1. PRAVEENKUMAR JOHN, KOLAPPALLIL HOUSE, KANAKKARY.P.O.KOTTAYAM P/A HOLDER OF PRASAD JOHN, H NO 8/23,KANAKKARI P.O, MEENACHIL, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KINFRA, KINFRA HOUSE ANNEX, T C NO.9/2585, ELANKOM GARDENS, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------- L.A.A.NO. 2062 OF 2008 and C.M.APPL. NO.2100 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th November, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. C.M.Appln.No.2100 of 2008 is an application for condonation of delay of 122 days in filing the appeal. On merits, it is seen that the appeal is filed by the State aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, Sub Court, Ernakulam. The acquisition is for KINFRA. The extent involved is 2.53 Ares. This court, by judgment dated 17.7.2008 in L.A.A.No.310 of 2007 and connected cases, dismissed such appeals having an extent of less than one acre. For parity of reasons, the application for condonation of delay and the appeal are dismissed. Interlocutory application for stay, I.A.No.4573 of 2008, is also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH) Judge (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/