IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2009 / 26TH SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 648 of 2005(B) ------------------------- LAR.283/2002 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S)/2ND RESPONDENT: -------------------------------------- NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER (HR), KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.SHAFIK M.ABDULKHADIR RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANTS/1ST RESPONDENT: ------------------------------------------------------- 1. SRI.K.S.RAJAN PILLAI, VAISAKHIL, AYIKKATTUMOOLA, CHINGOLI VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. SMT.USHAKUMARI, VAISAKHIL, AYIKKATTUMOOLA, CHINGOLI VILLAGE, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA, (SPECIAL TAHSILDAR L.A.) NO.III, S.T.P.S.HARIPAD, (IST RESPONDENT IN THE L.A.R.). GOVT. PLEADER SMT.P.N.SUMANGALA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.648 of 2005 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 17th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Even though Mr.Shafik M. Abdulkhadir has addressed us very strenuously, we do not find any warrant for interference in this appeal. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.9365/- per Are. The Reference Court on the basis of the evidence which was available on record re-fixed the same at Rs.25,000/- per Are. 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment and having made a quick survey of the evidence, we are of the view that there was justification on the evidence to re-fix the land value at the rate presently L. A. A. No.648 of 2005 -2- determined by the Reference Court. 3. This appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-