IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI FRIDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2010 / 16TH ASWINA 1932 LA.App..No. 1007 of 2007() -------------------------- LAR.49/2004 of ADDL.SUB COURT, NORTH PARAVUR .................... APPELLANT/ ADDL.2ND RESPONDENT --------------------------------- KOCHI REFINERIES LTD., (NOW BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD., KOCHI REFINERY). BY ADV. SRI.A.M.SHAFFIQUE, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR RESPONDENTS/ CLAIMANT & IST RESPONDENT ---------------------------------------- 1. REMADEVI, MANGALA MADOM, KANNAMKULANGARA, TRIPUNITHURA. 2. JANAKY AMMA, MANGALA MADOM, KANNAMKULANGARA, TRIPUNITHURA. 3. KARTHIK RAVI.N., NEDUMBILLIL, CHOTTANIKKARA P.O., 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), KOCHI REFINERIES LTD., VYTTILA. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA THANKAPPAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * L.A.A.No.1007 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of October 2010 J U D G M E N T K.M.JOSEPH,J The appellant is the requisitioning authority and the second respondent in L.A.R.No.49/2004. An extent of 16.10 Ares of land (14.65 Ares of wet land and 1.45 Ares of High level wet land) belonging to respondents 1 to 3 were acquired by the petitioner as per notification of the year 2000 and the Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.2,000/- per Are for the wet land and Rs.4,300/- per Are for high level wet land (chira). It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that the correct rate awarded by the Officer is Rs.2,600/- per Are for the wet land. The Reference Court has enhanced land value at the rate of Rs.4,312/- per Are for wet land having an extent of 14.65 Ares and Rs.7,138/- per Are for high level wet land having an extent of 1.45 Ares. 2. We have heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Government Pleader. The learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Government Pleader bring to our L.A.A.No.1007 of 2010 2 notice the judgment of this Court in L.A.A.No.1775/2007. Having regard to the said submissions, we we see no reason to interfere with the award. The appeal fails and hence dismissed. (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge L.A.A.No.1007 of 2010 3 L.A.A.No.1007 of 2010 4 K.M.JOSEPH & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. .No. of 200 ORDER/JUDGMENT 30/082010