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 7TH JANUARY 2011 / 17TH POUSHA 1932 LA.App..No. 1351 of 2010() -------------------------- LAR.77/2003 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT(S): ADDL.2ND RESPONDENT --------------------------------- INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PARAMARA SHOPPING COMPLEX, PARAMARA ROAD, KOCHI - 682018, REPRESNTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, (NOW OFFICE AT HOUSE NO.1/631/A, KANADIKADU AREA, MARADU P.O., KOCHI - 682304. BY ADV. SRI.V.SANTHARAM, SC, IWAI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT AND FIRST RESPONDENT -------------------------------------------- 1. SARALA, RAMYA NIVAS, CHERUSSERYBHAGAM, CHAVARA, KOLLAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.T.T.JOSEPHINA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/01/2011, ALONG WITH L.A.A.NO.8/2011 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.Nos.1351,1352,1353,1354,1355 OF 2010 & L.A.A NOS.8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 & 20/2011 ------------------------ Dated this the 7th day of January, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. All these appeals preferred by the requisitioning authority M/s.Inland Waterways Authority of India pertain to acquisition of land in various villages of Kollam District. We notice, on going through the impugned judgment, that the enhancement granted by the Reference Court is only upto 60% above what was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. We notice our own judgment of this court in earlier cases pertaining to acquisition of land in the same village and find that this court has approved the amount of enhancement granted by the Reference Court upto to 60% of the rates awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. 2. Under the above circumstances, we are not inclined to admit these appeals. The appeals will stand dismissed in limine. However, we make it clear that in case the claimants come LAA.Nos.1351/2010 & others 2 forward in appeals challenging the impugned judgment, this judgment will not preclude the appellant, the requisition authority, from raising all the contentions available to them including the grounds which are raised in these appeals. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE dpk