IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 LA.App..No. 2213 of 2008 LAR.NO.111/2004 OF I ADDL.SUB COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM APPELLANT: RESPONDENT STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT AND 2ND RESPONDENT 1. SWAMINATHAN, S/O.GOVINDAN, PALALAYAM VEEDU, PRASANTH NAGAR, THURUVIKAL P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D (ROADS), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------- L.A.A. NO. 2213 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th November, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. This appeal is filed by the State aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the Reference Court, namely, I Additional Sub Court, Thiruvananthapuram in L.A.R.No.111 of 2004. The acquisition is for the purpose of construction of four lane road from Ulloor Junction to Kuzhivila byepass. The Land Acquisition Officer has fixed the land value at Rs.98,681/- per Are. However, relying on the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.120 of 2004, the Reference Court has fixed the land value at Rs.1,75,000/- per Are. It is seen that the relied on judgment in L.A.R.No.120 of 2004 has become final in L.A.A.No.1673 of 2008. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed. The interlocutory application for stay, I.A.No.4951 of 2008, is also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH) Judge (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/