IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1931 LA.App..No. 2451 of 2008(C) -------------------------------- LAR.203/2000 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS --------------------------------- G.SAVITHRI,KRISHNA MANDIRAM, VENKULAM DESOM,EDAVA VILLAGE. ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/11/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.2451 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J The Government is in appeal. The property was in Kottappuram village of Kollam District. The relevant Section 4(1) notification was published on 07/09/97. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.6,415/- per Are which was enhanced by Rs.3849/- per Are by the Reference Court. Even though Smt.Latha T. Thankappan, the learned senior Government Pleader addressed arguments based on the various grounds raised in the memorandum of appeal, having gone through the impugned judgment and having considered the submissions by the learned L. A. A. No.2451 of 2008 -2- counsel for the claimant, we are of the view that the enhancement granted under the impugned judgment cannot be said to be excessive. Therefore, we dismiss this appeal. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-