IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2011 / 2ND ASHADHA 1933 LA.App..No. 284 of 2008() ------------------------- LAA.493/1997 of ADDL.SUB COURT, KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT: -------------------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.K.RAVIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT: ------------------------ PRASANNA KUMARI, KOCHUPOOVAKKATTU VEEDU, THEKKUMBHAGOM,PARAVOOR. ADV. MR.P.PUSHPARAJAN FOR R1 MR.O.K.MURALEEDHARAN FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: LA.App..No. 284 of 2008 ORDER ON I.A.NO.682/2008 DISMISSED. 23.6.2011 SD/- HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.284 Of 2008 ---------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2011. J U D G M E N T The State of Kerala is the appellant. The appeal is directed against the award in L.A.R.No.493/1997 on the file of the Additional Sub Court, Kollam. The extent of land acquired is 1 Are. The property belonged to the claimant was acquired for the purpose of widening road from Paravoor Kambolam to Thoppil landing. Section 4(1) notification is dated 18.3.1995. It is not disputed that the property is situated within Paravoor Municipality. The acquired property is situated near to Paravoor market junction. The records will go to show that the property is situated within the municipal area and important office in the Municipality, namely, Municipal office, Police Station, Village Office, Schools, Banks, Railway Station, hospitals etc. are situated within a radius of ½ km. of the property under acquisition. These facts are taken into consideration by the reference court for granting reasonable enhancement. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed the land value at Rs.19,365/- per Are. ::2:: L.A.A.No.284 Of 2008 Taking into consideration the fact that the property is located in an important area of Paravoor Municipal town, the court below re-fixed the land value at Rs.49,400/- per Are, granting an enhancement of Rs.30,035/- per Are. 2. Taking into consideration the fact that the extent acquired is a small piece of land and the fact that the property is lying within a very important area in a municipal town, I do not find any reason to interfere with the award passed by the reference court. In the result, the appeal fails and accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-