IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 7TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 1859 of 2008(D) --------------------------- LAR.446/2006 of III ADDL.SUB COURT, ERNAKULAM .................... APPELLANT(S): APPELLANT/RESPONDENT:- ------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LA KOCHI CORPORATION, VYTTILA, KOCHI -19. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT: --------------- 1. KRISHNAKUMAR DIVAKAR, NAMBIAKURUPATH, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI.S.RAMESH BABU, SC.COCHIN CORPN. FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.1859 OF 2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 29th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. This appeal need not be treated as defective. Having regard to the submissions of Smt.Latha T.Thankappan, learned senior Government Pleader and those of Sri.S.Ramesh Babu, learned standing counsel for the requisitioning authority and having scanned the impugned judgment and having taken into account the fact that the property was situated in Ernakulam Village very close to the margin of M.G.Road, we are of the view that refixation of land value from Rs.6,78,975/- per are to Rs.10,18,500/- per Are by the learned Sub Judge is by no standards excessive. The appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE dpk