IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1932 LA.App..No. 782 of 2002(A) ------------------------------------- LAR.119/1998 of III ADDL.SUB COURT, ERNAKULAM .................... APPELLANT(S): 1ST RESPONDENT ------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.T.JOSEPHINA RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & 2ND RESPONDENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. JOHNSON, S/O.PETER PALAPARAMBIL, KARUMAKKAD, VAZHAKKALA, B.M.C.P.O. 2. MODEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, B.M.C.POST, THRIKKAKARA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL, MOHANACHANDRA PANICKER. ADV. SRI.JOSEPH A.VADAKKEL FOR R1 SRI.GEORGE KARITHANAM VARGHESE FOR R1 SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN,SC,IHRDE FOR R2 SRI.S.SUJIN, SC, IHRD FOR R2 SHRI M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS,SC,IHRD FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.782 of 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This appeal by the Government pertains to re-fixation of market value of land in Thrikkakara village by the Land Acquisition Reference Court, Ernakulam. The acquisition was for the purposes of the Engineering College at Thrikkakara. Under the impugned judgment what the court below has done is to re-fix the market value by granting an enhancement of 25% over what was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. 2. Having regard to the importance of the locality, we feel that the enhancement granted by the learned Sub Judge is quite reasonable and at any rate, the Government cannot have any legitimate grievance regarding the same. L. A. A. No.782 of 2002 -2- We are not inclined to entertain this appeal. The appeal will stand dismissed in limine. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/-