IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 26TH MAGHA 1929 LA.App.No. 1542 of 2007 ------------------------------ LAR.146/2003 of SUB COURT, CHERTHALA .................... APPELLANT/2ND RESPONDENT IN LAR: --------------------------------- THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.I.D.C., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.KRISHNANKUTTY PILLAI SRI.SHEEJO CHACKO RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANT 1 TO 4 & 1ST RESPONDENT IN LAR: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. KURUMPA PARVATHY, NANADY, PALLIPPURAM. 2. KRISHNAN, S/O. KUTTAN AND KURUMPA PARVATHY, VADAKKEPURATHUVEETTIL, PALLIPPURAM P.O., CHERTHALA. 3. NANDINI, D/O. KURUMPA PARVATHY, VADAKKEPURATHUVEETTIL, PALLIPPURAM P.O.,CHERTHALA. 4. VELAYUDHAN, S/O. KUTTAN AND KURUMPA PARVATHY, VADAKKEPURATHUVEETTIL, PALLIPPURAM P.O., CHERTHALA. 5. KERALA STATE, REP. BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), INDUSTRIAL GROWTH CENTRE, CHERTHALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/02/2008, ALONG WITH L.A.A. 1543/2007 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. Nos.1542, 1543, 1570 & 1648 OF 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. All the applications for condonation of delay are allowed. The requisitioning authority namely, K.S.I.D.C is aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, Sub Court, Cherthala. Acquisition is for the purpose of Industrial Growth Centre at Pallippuram. 2. The reference court fixed the land value at the rate of Rs.17,290/- per Are in the place of Rs.7,876/- per Are fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer. Such enhancement has already been upheld by this Court in several cases, covered by the same notification and same purpose and one such set of case is L.A.A.No.1437/2005 and connected cases. 3. As far as enhancement of land value in the case of wet land is concerned, it is seen that the Land Acquisition Officer fixed the land value at the rate of Rs.988/- per Are which has L.A.A. No.1542/07 & conn. cases 2 been enhanced upto Rs.2,169/- per Are. It is seen that such enhancement is only proportionate to the enhancement given for the dry land. Since this Court has already upheld the fixation of land value by the reference court for the dry land and since refixation of land value in the case of wet land is only proportionate to such enhancement for the dry land, we do not think it necessary to interfere with such fixation in the case of wet land also. Thus there is no merit in these appeals and they are accordingly dismissed. All the interlocutory applications for stay are dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE smp