IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 LA.App..No. 972 of 2003(C) -------------------------- LAR.178/2001 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS: ------------------------- 1. SUBRAMANI PILLAI, KOCHARIYATHU PADEETTATHIL, NANGYARKULANGARA. 2. N.T.P.C., REP. BY ITS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER R.KRISHNA MOORTHY, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, N.T.P.C. LTD., KAYAMKULAM. ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY FOR R1 SRI.K.ANAND (A.201) FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE AME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ---------------------------------- L.A.A. No.972 of 2003 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T ---------------------- Pius C.Kuriakose,J. The Government is in appeal. The case pertains to acquisition of land in Chingoli village of Alappuzha District for the purpose of NTPC-Kayamkulam Project. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.3,260/- per Are. Reference court enhanced Rs.9,700/- per Are on the basis of evidence that came on record. Even though the Senior Government Pleader Smt. Latha T. Thankappan addressed us on the basis of the various grounds raised against the impugned judgment, having noticed the earlier judgments of this court pertaining to acquisition of land for the same purpose and also the policy decision taken by the requisitioning authority to withdraw from all appeals filed by them for wet lands, wherein enhancement upto 150% was awarded by the Land Acquisition Court in cases involving dry lands we are of the L.A.A.972/2003 2 view that the present appeal need not be entertained. Appeal is dismissed without any order as to costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. okb