IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2009 / 14TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 497 of 2007(D) -------------------------- LAR.225/1999 of SUB COURT, HOSDRUG .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SPL.TAHSILDAR LA, KASARAGOD. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT -------------------------------- 1. A.BEEPATHUMMA, D/O.ABDULKHADER, PALLIKKAEE VILLAGE, KOTTIKULAM, P.O.BEKAL. 2. MANAGING DIRECTOR, B.R.D.C.CORPORATION LTD., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.497 of 2007 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 6th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Memo against service of copy of appeal memo on the Advocate who appeared on the trial side is yet to be filed. But having gone through the impugned judgment and having considered the submissions of Smt.Latha T. Thankappan, the learned senior Government Pleader, we are of the view that the enhancement granted under the impugned judgment which is at 33% over what was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer is reasonable and is founded on evidence which is available on record. The appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-