IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2010 / 1ST POUSHA 1932 LA.App..No. 1583 of 2008 --------------------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGMENT & DECREE DATED 23/11/2007 IN LAR. 104 /2003 OF THE SUB COURT,THODUPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. BY ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. LATHA THANKAPPAN. RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT: ------------------------------------------ PADMANABHA PILLAI, S/O.AYYAPPAN PILLAI, VATTAPARAMBIL, THODUPUZHA. ADV. SRI.K.S.BABU SMT.N.SUDHA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/12/2010, ALONG WITH LAA NO. 1290 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M. JOSEPH & M. C. HARI RANI, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A.NOS.1583/08A & 1290/08B ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd December, 2010. JUDGMENT K.M. Joseph, J. These Appeals are filed against grant of compensation and the main complaint is about the categorization. 2. We heard the learned Senior Government Pleader and also the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. Learned Senior Government Pleader does not dispute that the categorization cannot be actually assailed. 3. In LAA. No.1583/08, the Land Acquisition Officer had included the land in question in Category 5. The Sub Court has put it in Category 2. The learned Senior Government Pleader is not able to show how the categorization done by the Sub Court could be faulted. This Court has also appointed an Advocate Commissioner. He also found that the categorization done by the LAA.1583/08 & 1290/08 2 Sub Court is not to be faulted. Hence the Appeal is dismissed. 4. In LAA.No.1290/08, it is not disputed that the Land Acquisition Officer and the Sub Court have categorized the land in Category No.2. The learned Senior Government Pleader is not able to show how the categorization done can be faulted. There is no merit in the Appeal and it is dismissed. Sd/= K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE Sd/= M.C. HARI RANI, JUDGE kbk. //True Copy// PS to Judge LAA.1583/08 & 1290/08 3