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 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 LA.App..No. 324 of 2010() ------------------------- LAR.29/2005 of SUB COURT, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: ------------------------- THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS: ------------------------- 1. V.C.SUBRAMANNIAN, S/O.K.CHATHAN, 'VRINDAVAN', BPO ROAD, U.P.HILL P.O., MALAPPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD (ROADS) MANJERI. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C.K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- LAA. No. 324 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T Pius C. Kuriakose, J. The Government is in appeal against the award of the Land Acquisition Reference Court. The acquisition was of property in Malappuram Village for the purpose of construction of Munduparambu Koottilangadi Bye pass road. The relevant section 4(1) notification was published on 31- 7-2001. The LAO awarded land value at the rate of Rs.13,007/- per cent. Claimant produced various documents. The court below did not place reliance on any of the documents. Ultimately what the court below did was to rely on the basis document and give additions on the value reflected in it at the rate of 15% per year for passage of time. Sri.Basant Balaji, learned Senior Govt. Pleader argued that the court below was not justified in making additions at that rate. We are of the view that having regard - 2 - to the importance of the area where the property is situated, the learned Subordinate Judge was justified in this particular case in making additions at the rate of 15%. The area within the municipal limits of Malappuram can certainly be treated as urban area. We don't find warrant for interference with the award of the reference court. The appeal is dismissed. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE C.K. ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE ksv/-