IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI FRIDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2009 / 2ND SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 769 of 2009() ------------------------- LAR.53/2003 of SUB COURT, SULTHAN BATHERY .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANAD. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- APPU CHETTY, S/O.VELU CHETTY, VENGERI HOUSE, P.O.KALATHUVAYAL. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.769 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Even though some of the grounds raised in this memorandum of appeal are attractive and are supported by a judgment of the Supreme Court, we are not inclined to admit this appeal. Under the impugned judgment, land value has been enhanced from Rs.979.65 per cent to Rs.1,500/- per cent. The enhancement of land value at this rate for comparable properties has been approved by this court in L.A.A. No.574/2009. The other issue arising for consideration is whether the court below was justified in adopting a multiplier of 12 for determining value of the properties in question, which was coffee plantation. The judgment of the Supreme Court would appear to support the appellant. But, we find that there is a direct decision of this court in L.A.A. No.247/2000, wherein this court has taken the view that in the case of coffee plantation, multiplier of 12 can be adopted and that the multiplier will vary on the basis of the nature of the trees, nature of soil and the actual yield derived, LAA.No.769/2009 2 etc. We feel that the adoption of multiplier of 12 was justified in this case where the plantation was in Wayanad District, which is known for the best coffee plantations in south India. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE dpk