IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2009 / 13TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 713 of 2006() ------------------------- LAR.370/1996 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- SARASWATHI VASANTHA, CANAL PURAMBOKE, SREEVARAHAM WARD, MUTTATHARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------ LAA. No. 713 of 2006 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Pius C. Kuriakose, J. With reference to the order dated 30-9-2009 Smt.Latha T.Thankappan, senior Govt. Pleader submits that this Court by judgment in LAA. No. 108 of 2006 has approved enhancement of value by 80% over what was awarded by the L.A. Officer in earlier acquisition pursuant to the notification published in 1990. She submitted that the value of Rs.35,699/- per Are has been re-fixed at Rs.66400/- per Are. We are of the view that on the basis of that judgment itself the present enhancement from Rs.29,617/- to Rs.55020/- in this acquisition pursuant to a notification after 4 years can be approved. After all, the property was in Muttathara Village and within the area of the Thiruvanamthapuram Corporation. Appeal is dismissed without any order as to costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE ksv/-