IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 26TH MAGHA 1929 LA.App.No. 1115 of 2007 ------------------------------ LAR.13/2004 of SUB COURT, KASARAGOD .................... APPELLANTS/REFERRING OFFICER AND RESPONDENT NO.1: ---------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, (LAND ACQUISITION) RAILWAY, KASARAGOD. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, P.O.,KASARAGOD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANT/RESPONDENT NO.2: ------------------------------------- 1. T.KRISHNAN, S/O.KANNAN, NEAR RAILWAY OVER BRIDGE, KALNAD, P.O.UDMA, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER,(CONSTRUCTION) SOUTHERN RAILWAY, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.N.B.SUNIL NATH,SC, RAILWAYS SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/02/2008, ALONG WITH L.A.A. 1214/2007 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. Nos. 1115, 1214, 1411, 1417 & 1615 OF 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. C.M.Appln.Nos.1300, 1411, 1638, 1643 & 1979 of 2007: These are applications for condonation of delay in filing the appeals. The appeals are filed by the State aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, Sub Court, Kasaragod. Acquisition is for the purpose of Railways. 2. Placing reliance on Exhibit A2 judgment in L.A.R.Nos.39, 40 and 66 of 2001, the reference court fixed the land value at Rs.20,000/- per cent. It is brought to our notice that there is no appeal against one of the cases covered by Exhibit A2 common judgment namely, L.A.R.No.66 of 2001. It is also brought to our notice that the land value fixed by the reference court has been sustained by this Court in connected cases also and one such judgment is in L.A.A.No.22/2007. For all the above reasons, the applications for condonation of delay and the appeals are dismissed. All the interlocutory applications for stay are dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE smp KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. L.A.A. Nos. 1115, 1214, 1411, 1417 & 1615 OF 2007 J U D G M E N T 15.02.2008