IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI THURSDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2009 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1931 LA.App..No. 440 of 2009(D) -------------------------- LAR.124/2004 of I ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD (ROAD SECTION) CANTONMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER AEI. BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- KANNADASAN, AYSWARYA, PRASANTH NAGAR, AKKULAM ROAD, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.440 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of May, 2009 JUDGMENT P.Q.Barkath Ali, J. This is an appeal filed by the State under Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act challenging the judgment and decree of the Sub Court, Thiruvananthapuram in L.A.R. No.124/2004 dated 11/2/2008. 2. The acquisition was for the purpose of the construction of four lane road from Ulloor junction to Kuzhivila bye pass. Section 4(1) notification is dated 15/5/2003. In the award the land value was fixed at Rs.98,681/- per Are. The reference court fixed the enhanced land value at Rs.2 Lakhs per Are. 3. The learned Government Pleader conceded that in identical case i.e. in L.A.A.No.12/2008 this court has approved the said enhancement. That being so, the enhancement awarded by the Reference Court has to be approved and the appeal has L.A.A.No.440/2009 2 to be dismissed. In the result, the appeal stands dismissed without costs. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE dpk