IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST 2009 / 5TH BHADRA 1931 LA.App..No. 488 of 2009() ------------------------- LAA.44/2004 of SUB COURT, HOSDRUG .................... APPELLANT(S): REFERRING OFFICER IN THE LAR. ------------------------------------------- THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR,(LA) RAILWAY, KASARAGOD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & RESPONDENT NO.1 IN THE LAR. ------------------------------------------------------ 1. SMT.T.JANAKI,W/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 2. T.JAYARAJAN,S/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 3. T.SARALA,D/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 4. T.SOBHANA,D/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 5. T.CHANDRAN,S/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 6. T.AJITHA,D/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 7. T.MINI,D/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 8. T.SARITHA,D/O.LATE GANGADHARAN, MUNDAKANDAM,CHERUVATHUR VILLAGE,HOSDURG TALUK. 9. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) SOUTHERN RAILWAY,KANNUR. ADV. SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR FOR R1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.V.T.K.MOHANAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- L.A.A.NO.488 OF 2009 -------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T Pius C.Kuriakose,J This is an appeal by the Government. The land acquisition was for the purpose of doubling of Railway track. Even though several documents were produced by the claimants in support of their claim for higher land value, the court below did not become inclined to rely on those documents. Instead court below adopted method of capitalisation of income from the trees standing on the properties and on that basis awarded enhancement of Rs.34,344/-. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we are of the view that the approach of the learned Sub Judge cannot be said to be unreasonable. The appeal stands dismissed. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE ,JUDGE. K. SURENDRAMOHAN, JUDGE. pm