IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2010 / 29TH ASHADHA 1932 LA.App..No. 664 of 2002(A) ------------------------------- LAR.27/1985 of SUB COURT, CHERTHALA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.P.N.SUMANGALA RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS ---------------------------------- 1. PARVATHY AMMA AMMUKUTTY AMMA, PADMAVILASOM, MARARIKULLAM NORTH VILLAGE. 2. VELAPPAN PILLAI VASUDEVAN PILLAI, PADMAVILASAM,MARARIKULAM NORTH VILLAGE. 3. AMMUKUTTY AMMA KUSUMAKUMARY, PADMAVILASAM,MARARIKULAM NORTH VILLAGE. 4. LALITHA KUMARI, PADMAVILARAM, MARARIKULAM NORTH VILLAGE. 5. PADMAKUMARI PADMAVILASAM, MARARIKULAM N.VILLAGE. 6. SUSEELA KUMARI,PADMAVILASAM, MARARIKULAM N.VILLAGE. 7. VIJALAKEKSHMY, PADMAVILASAM, MARARIKULAM N.VILLAGE. 8. RAJESWARI, PADMAVILASAM,MARARIKULAM, N.VILLAGE. LAA.664/02 -2- 9. VELAPPAN PILLAI,NAVAKUMAR,PADMAVILASAM, MARARIKULAM NORTH VILLAGE. 10. S.RAVEENDRA PANICKER, H/O.VIJAYALEKSHMI (R7) PAYIKKATTUVELIYIL UZHUVA MURI,VAYALAR EAST VILLAGE 11. S.R.DHANYA D/O. VIJAYALEKSHMI,OF DO. DO. 12. S.R.REMYA OF DO. DO. 13. S.R.SAUMYA (MINOR) OF DO. DO. REP.BY HER FATHER S.RAVEENDRA PANICKER (ADDL.C10) 14. STEEL INDUSTRIES KERALA LTD. S.L.PURAM, CHERTHALA. ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI FOR R SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI FOR R3TO6,8TO13 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.664 of 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Even though several attractive grounds have been raised in this appeal and Smt.P.N.Sumangala, the learned Government Pleader addressed submissions based on those grounds, we do not find any justification for entertaining this appeal any longer. The property was in Mararikulam North village and the acquisition was for the purpose of Steel Industrials Kerala Ltd. The Land Acquisition Officer included the property in category-2 and awarded value at the rate of Rs.429/- per Are. The Reference Court L. A. A. No.664 of 2002 -2- on evaluating the evidence re-fixed the value at Rs.1,500/- per Are. 2. Having regard to the importance of the area, we are of the view that the Government cannot have any legitimate grievance regarding the re-fixation done under the impugned judgment. The appeal is dismissed without any order as to costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-