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 18TH DECEMBER 2009 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 LA.App..No. 632 of 2009(C) -------------------------- LAR.131/1999 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, N.H. DIVISION, TRIVANDRUM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS ------------------------ B.VASANTHAKUMARI, G.N.COTTAGE, MANIYANKARATHOPPU, PAPPANAMKODE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.K.P.SUJESH KUMAR FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` L.A.A. No. 632 of 2009 C ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 18th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T Surendra Mohan, J. It is a State appeal against enhancement of land value granted by the II Additional Sub Court, Thiruvananthapuram in L.A.R. No.131/1999. 2. Land was acquired for the purpose of construction of a bridge across the Karamana river as per Section 4(1) notification dated 02-09-1998. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded Rs.1,56,214/- as compensation. The claimant is objected to the land value so fixed and claimed enhanced value for the land acquired. Therefore, the question was referred under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act to the II Additional Sub Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The court below enhanced and fixed the land value at Rs.2,35,000/- per Are. The said fixation is under challenge in this appeal. 3. A similar appeal L.A.A.No.177/2008 relating to the very same acquisition had come up before this Court in which LAA.632/09 : 2 : enhancement to the tune of Rs.2,85,000/- per Are has been approved. The said appeal also related to the same acquisition and the lands acquired were of similar nature. In view of the above decision, we find no ground to interfere with the fixation of land value at Rs.2,35,000/- per Are in this case. The appeal, therefore, fails and is dismissed. (PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) (K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE) aks