IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI TUESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2009 / 2ND ASHADHA 1931 LA.App..No. 401 of 2004(A) -------------------------- LAR.94/2000 of SUB COURT, PAYYANNUR .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.1 ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONER & 2ND RESPONDENT. ------------------------------------------- 1. PANDALOOR MARY, W/O.PANDALOOR JOHN, VAYAKKARA DESOM, NEAR G.U.P.SCHOOL, VAYAKKARA, SREEKANDAPURAM AMSOM. 2. JOSEPH JOHN, S/O. DO. DO. 3. SUNIL JOHN, S/O. DO. DO. 4. SANOOP SYRIAC, D DO. DO. 5. THE PROJECT OFFICER, O.E.C.F. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, MALAPPARAMBA, KOZHIKODE. ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN FOR R1 TO 4 SRI.M.DINESH, SC, KWA FOR R.5 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No.401 of 2004 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree of the reference court in L.A.R.No.94/2000. The acquisition was for laying pipeline for the Kerala Water Authority. The property was in Sreekandapuram village and the Section 4(1) notification was published on 28-03-1998. The land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs. 2984/- per cent which was enhanced to Rs.8169/- per cent by the reference court. Even though the grounds raised by the government in the memorandum of appeal cannot be said to be totally unattractive, we are not inclined to examine the merits since we notice that the total stakes involved in this appeal is just Rs. 10,846/-. In view of the smallness of the stakes involved in this appeal, this appeal will not be entertained any longer. The appeal will stand dismissed. However, it is made clear that this judgment will not be a precedent for any other case. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI JUDGE sv.