IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 5TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 14TH KARTHIKA 1931 LA.App..No. 1324 of 2009(A) -------------------------------- LAR.157/2001 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT, ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ------------------------------- 1. SUSEELA DEVI, SARADALAYAM, NANGYARKULANGARA. 2. SREEVIDYA, SARADALAYAM, NANGYARKULANGARA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/11/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1324 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 5th day of November, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J The appeal preferred by the Government pertains to acquisition of land in Chingoli village pursuant to section 4(1) notification published on 23/12/1989. The acquisition was for the purpose of NTPC i.e. for the construction of their Staff Quarters. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.2,200/- per Are. The Reference Court under the impugned judgment re-fixed the land value at Rs.6,000/- per Are. We notice that the NTPC itself took a policy decision not to go in for appeals in cases where the enhancement granted is 150%. This Court L. A. A. No.1324 of 2009 -2- has in a good number of cases pertaining to the same acquisition, approved enhancement in land value by 200% over what was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. For both these reasons, we do not want to entertain this appeal. The appeal is dismissed. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-