IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2008 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1930 LA.App..No. 889 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.341/1997 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT --------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT --------------------- KRISHNAN AJAYAKUMAR, KAVINTE KIZHAKKATHIL,KOTTAPURAM BY THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.889 of 2008 & C.M.Appln.964 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. C.M.Appln.964 of 2008 is an application to condone the delay of 1182 days in filing the appeal. On going through the affidavit we do not find any satisfactory explanation for the delay. The judgment was delivered on 19-8-2004. The certified copy of the judgment was received on 21-11-2006 and the same was forwarded to the District Collector on 27-11-2006. The District Collector accorded sanction to file appeal on 30-11-2006. The files were forwarded to the Advocate General on 8-12-2006 for filing the appeal. Thereafter there is no explanation for the delay. On merits it is seen that the extent involved is only 0.20 Ares. In that view of the matter we do not find any justification in issuing notice and condoning the delay. Therefore, the application and the appeal are dismissed. I.A.No.1964/2008 is also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. --------------------------- L.A.A.No.889 of 2008 & C.M.Appln.964 of 2008 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 26th May, 2008