IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 LA.App..No. 1323 of 2008 ---------------------------------- LAR.91/2003 OF THE SUB COURT,THODUPUZHA .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT -------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.K.BABU RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT: ------------------------------------- V.M.JOSEPH, S/O MATHAI, VADAKKE PARAMBIL HOUSE, THODUPUZHA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ORDERS ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1323 of 2008 & C.M.Appln.No.1391 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 27th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 2. In this appeal the Government challenges the enhancement of land value to the respondent-claimant in an acquisition pursuant to the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act and published on 18.2.2000 for widening of Kanjiramattom – Mangattu Kavala road. The property was included in category 2 by the Land Acquisition Officer to award land value at the rate of Rs.5000/- per cent. The Reference Court enhanced the land value at Rs.56,700/- per cent. 2. We have by common judgment dated 23.1.2009 in L.A.A.No.832 of 2008 and connected cases approved such enhancement by the Reference Court in identical cases. In view of that decision this appeal is not liable to be entertained. L.A.A.No.1323 of 2008 2 The appeal will stand dismissed in limine. Consequently I.A.No.2967 of 2008 also stands dismissed. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE (JUDGE) M.C.HARI RANI (JUDGE) vns