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 20TH AUGUST 2009 / 29TH SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 934 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.144/2004 of I ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) N.H. KESAVADASAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NH DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS: ------------------------- K. SIVADASAN, SHINI NIVAS, NEAR MOSQUE, ATTINGAL. ADV. SRI.SUBHASH CYRIAC FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.934 OF 2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Even though Sri.Basant Balaji, learned senior Government Pleader would assail the impugned judgment very forcefully, we are not inclined to admit this appeal. The land was in Kadakampally Village and was acquired for the purpose of widening of Venpalavattom junction in NH Bye pass pursuant to notification dated 17/4/2002. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.63,186/- per Are, which was refixed by the Reference Court to Rs.1,50,000/- per Are. It was Ext.A2, which was relied on. Ext.A2 property was situated just 25 meters away from the acquired property and having frontage of bye road. In Ext.A2, land value was Rs.1,00,000/- per cent. We notice that refixation at Rs.1,50,000/- per Are is infact far below the value revealed in Ext.A2. Ext.A2, it should be noticed, is a document of 1996. Hence we do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned judgment. We also notice that the total stakes involved in this appeal is small. LAA.No.934/2008 2 For all the above reasons, this appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE dpk