IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI FRIDAY, THE 10TH JULY 2009 / 19TH ASHADHA 1931 LA.App..No. 1558 of 2008() -------------------------- ( LAR.NO.189/96 OF SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE) APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT -------------- THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LA (NH-1I) KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT --------------- KUTTIPOYIL CHANDAPPAN,THALAKULATHUR (PO) ADV. SRI.P.S.SREEDHARAN PILLAI FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No. 1558 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. We have gone through the impugned judgment and we have heard the submissions of the learned Senior Government Pleader Sri.Basant Balaji and those of Smt.C.G.Preetha, learned counsel for the respondent. It is seen that the learned Subordinate Judge has granted enhancement relying on Ext.A3 judgment. Ext.A3 judgment was in respect of acquisition for the same purpose in the same village and pursuant to the very same notification. Under Ext.A3 the land value is refixed at Rs. 30,000/- per cent. It is not quite clear from Ext.A3 as to what exactly was the land value awarded by the land acquisition officer for the properties in Ext.A3. But it appears to us that the value awarded by the land acquisition officer was slightly more than the value awarded by the land acquisition officer to the properties in the present appeal. It is seen that the land acquisition court has not granted the value awarded under Ext.A3. The land acquisition court has LAA.No.1558/08 2 granted only 2/3 of the value granted under Ext.A3 to the acquired properties. According to us, the approach of the learned Subordinate Judge is quite reasonable. There is no warrant for interference. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI JUDGE sv. LAA.No.1558/08 2