IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 LA.App..No.1026 of 2003(B) ------------------------------- LAR.54/1997 of SUB COURT, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT(S): NOT PARTY IN LAR --------------------------------------- THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, NATIONAL AIRPORTS DIVISION, CALICUT AIRPORT P.O., CALICUT AIRPORT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT AND RESPONDENT ----------------------------------------------------- 1. MOOZHIYAN AYSHAKUTTY D/O. MOIDEEN, P.O.MELANGADI, KONDOTTY. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ C. M. Application No.486 of 2003 & L. A. A. No.1026 of 2003 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J The delay is 550 days. The explanation offered for condonation of delay is not at all convincing. We also notice that the issue raised in this appeal is already covered against the appellant by a common judgment of this Court in other cases pertaining to the very same acquisition. For both these reasons, we dismiss the delay condonation application and reject the appeal. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-