IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2009 / 16TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 1193 of 2009(C) -------------------------------- LAR.68/2005 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT -------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS ---------------------------------- EMMANUEL, S/O.CHACKO, ELAPPURATHU, MANJOOR KARA, REP.BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER MATHEW V.E., S/O.EMMANUEL, ELAPPURATHU, MANJOOR KARA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1193 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This appeal pertains to acquisition of land in Kothanalloor village pursuant to section 4(1) notification published on 01/10/02. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.10,237/- per Are. Under the impugned judgment, this Court enhanced the same to Rs.16,379/- per Are. Thus, granted enhancement of 60%. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we are of the view that it is more or less the correct market value of the property at the relevant time which has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate L. A. A. No.1193 of 2009 -2- Judge. The appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-