IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 LA.App..No. 742 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.203/2003 of PRL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- PRASAD BABU, S/O.VASUKUTTAN SREEKRISHNA BHAVAN, KANAKKARY. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.742 OF 2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. We do not find any ground to admit this appeal, which pertains to acquisition of 3.04 Ares of land in Kanakkari Village for the construction of M.V.I.P. Branch canal. Notification under Section 4 (1) was published on 13/3/2002. The land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.12,054/- per Are. The reference court, on evaluating the evidence which consisted of Ext.A1 copy of judgment in L.A.R. No.133/2002, oral testimony of PW1 claimant and Exts.R1 to R3, re-fixed the land value at Rs.1954/- per Are. It is noticed that enhancement at the same rate granted by the reference court for identical properties has been approved by this court in other cases related to the very same notification. The appeal will stand dismissed in limine. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE dpk