IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 9TH OCTOBER 2009 / 17TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 1704 of 2002(A) -------------------------------- LAR.489/1993 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): 1ST RESPONDENT ------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS/ADDL.R2 -------------------------------------------- 1. ACHAMMA ABRAHAM, PATTAMUKKIL VEEDU, KANJOOR KOTTACKAKOM, CHINGOLI. 2. N.T.P.C. LTD., KAYAMKULAM. ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR FOR R1 SR.K.ANAND THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1704 of 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This appeal by the Government pertains to acquisition of land for NTPC for their Kayamkulam Project. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we are of the view that the enhancement granted is below 150% over what was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. In fact, the Requisitioning Authority itself took a decision not to go for appeals in case enhancement is up to 150%. The appeal is dismissed. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-