IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2008 / 16TH SRAVANA 1930 LA.App..No. 1403 of 2008() -------------------------- LAR.41/2001 of SUB COURT, CHERTHALA .................... APPELLANT: ----------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, (LA), INDUSTRIAL GROWTH CENTRE, CHERTHALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. CHEERA BHARGAVI, CHAMPAKAPARAMBU SHAPPU NIKARATHIL, PALLIPPURAM. 2. KRISHNAN SADASIVAN, S/O.CHAMPAKAPARAMBU SHAPPU NIKARATHIL, PALLIPPURAM. 3. KRISHNAN RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.CHAMPAKAPARAMBU SHAPPU NIKARATHIL, PALLIPPURAM. 4. SURENDRAN, S/O.CHAMPAKAPARAMBU SHAPPU NIKARATHIL, PALLIPPURAM. 5. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, K.S.I.D.C., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.JOBY CYRIAC SRI.B.KRISHMANI SRI SHEEJO CHACO THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No. 1403 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT This appeal by the State pertains to acquisition of dry lands and wet lands in Pallippuram village for the purposes of the industrial growth centre, Pallippuram pursuant to notification dated 24/1/1997. For the wet lands, the awarding officer had awarded land value at the rate of Rs.988/- per Are which was enhanced by the court to Rs. 2169/- Per Are. For dry lands the awarding officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs. 7876/- per Are which was refixed by the reference court to Rs. 17,290/- per Are. It is brought to my notice that the enhancement given by the court below to wet lands at the present rate has been approved by the Division Bench of this court in L.A.A.No.331/2005. It is also brought to my notice that a learned Single Judge of this court approved the enhancement at the rate granted by the court below in this case for dry lands and that the decision of the Single Judge was confirmed by the Supreme Court also. On both these reasons, the appeal will stand dismissed inlimine. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.