IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 13TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 22ND BHADRA 1929 LA.App.No. 1073 of 2002 ----------------------------- LAR.68/1998 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM ....................................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT: -------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY SRI.V.K.BEERAN, ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT: ------------------------------ GOPALA PILLAI RAVEENDRAN NAIR, GOPALA SADANAM, MARANGOLI, NJEEZHOOR VILLAGE, VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI. MATHEWS J. NEDUMPARA SRI. BIMAL K. NATH THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. NO. 1073 OF 2002 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of September, 2007. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This is an appeal filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R. No. 68/1998 on the file of Additional Sub Court, Kottayam. Acquisition is for the purpose of Muvattupuzha Valley Irrigation Project. 2. It is seen that the enhancement is only 60% over the land value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer. It is brought to our notice that in several cases this Court has sustained such fixation by granting enhancement at the rate of 60%. Therefore, the appeal filed by the State is dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE smp KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. L.A.A. NO. 1073 OF 2002 J U D G M E N T 13.09.2007