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 4TH DECEMBER 2009 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 LA.App..No. 1509 of 2007() -------------------------- LAR.306/2003 of I ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T.THANKAPPAN ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT & ADDL.RESPONDENT NO.2 ---------------------------------------------- 1. KUMARI THANKAM, T.C.31/545, SREEVAISAKH, PETTAH VILLAGE, CHACKAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.J.HARIKUMAR FOR R1 SRI.HARIKUMAR.S. FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ----------------------------- L.A.A No. 1509 of 2007-B ------------------------------ Dated this the 4th day of December, 2009. J U D G M E N T PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J This case pertains to acquisition for Thiruvananthapuram Airport. The property was in Petta Village. The Land Acquisition Officer included the property in category No.XIII and awarded land value at the rate pf Rs.87,495/- per Are. The court below on the basis of the evidence found that the property was eligible to be included in category XI in which the Land Acquisition Officer has awarded land value at the rate of Rs.1,14,833/- per Are. The court below found on the basis of the evidence that the properties in category XI are eligible to be awarded land value at the rate of Rs.2,00,000/- per Are. By the impugned judgment the court below specifically found that the property has to be included in category XI and accordingly the market value of the property was fixed at the rate of Rs.2,00,000/- per Are. By the judgment in L.A.R.No.1414 of 2008 this Court has approved re-fixing the land in the the category 11. This appeal is dismissed without costs. Sd/- PIUS C.KURIAKOSE (JUDGE) Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN (JUDGE) //True Copy// ab PA to Judge