IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1931 LA.App..No. 1781 of 2008() -------------------------- LAR.284/1997 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- STATE OF KERALA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.P.N.SUMANGALA ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- SUBHASH, S/O.KUTTAN, KAYAMMADATHU VEEDU MANGADU, REP. BY P/A. HOLDER N.RAMAKRISHNAN, SANTHOSH VIHAR, EZHUKONE PO, KOTTARAKKARA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` L.A.A. No. 1781 of 2008 A ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 13th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T Pius C. Kuriakose, J. Eventhough the respondent is served with notice, he did not enter appearance before this Court. Our attention is drawn by the learned Government Pleader Smt.P.N.Sumangala to the judgment of this Court in L.A.A. No.693/2006. That appeal was in respect of the very same acquisition and the property was also in the same village. The Land Acquisition Officer has awarded the same rate. Under the above judgment, we approved the acquisition at Rs.24,700/-. In order that the consistency is maintained, we modify the impugned judgment and refix the land value at the rate of Rs.24,700/- per Are. The appeal stands allowed to the above limited extent. Parties are directed to suffer their costs. Sd/- (PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) Sd/- (K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge