IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2011 / 22ND ASHADHA 1933 LA.App..No. 665 of 2007() ------------------------- LAR.12/2000 of SUB COURT, NEDUMANGAD .................... APPELLANT(S): CLAIMANT ------------------------------------ BINDU,D/O.VILASINI,PUTHEN VEEDU, ORULPANJANKUZHI, KARIPOOR VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD. BY ADV. SRI.G.S.REGHUNATH SRI.BASANT BALAJI SRI.K.RAJESH KANNAN RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS CLAIMANT NO.3 ---------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (L.A.) P.W.D.(S.C) TRIVANDRUM. 2. A.JAYAKUMAR, PUTHEN VEEDU, ORULPANJANKUZHI KARIPOOR, NEDUMANGAD. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sou. K. HEMA, J ---------------------- C.M.A.813 OF 2007 in L.A.Appeal.No.665 OF 2007 and L.A.Appeal.No.665 OF 2007 ----------------------------------- Dated 13th July, 2011 J U D G M E N T This appeal was filed as early as in 2004 and it was returned for curing defect. The appeal was represented with a petition to condone delay of 1002 days in representing appeal. The said petition was allowed. Thereafter, petition for condonation of 407 days delay in filing the appeal was taken up. Notice was ordered about four years back. Steps were not taken for over a period of two years and on 16.11.2009, three weeks further time was granted for steps. But, steps were not taken even now, even after expiry of about two years thereafter. Hence, there is no justification in granting further time for steps. I.A. is dismissed, consequently the appeal is also dismissed. Sd/- K. HEMA, JUDGE. Sou. // True copy // P.A. to Judge Crl.A. No. 2