IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 3RD ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 914 of 2006() ------------------------- LAR.89/1999 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S)/1ST RESPONDENT IN THE L.A.R.: -------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANTS 1 & 2 & 2ND RESPONDENT IN THE LAR: --------------- 1. NISAM, NISAM MANZIL, T.C.35/738, N.S. DEPOT, VALLAKKADAVU, TRIVANDRUM. 2. A. SHAJAN, DO. 3. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. REP. BY ITS MANAGER. ADV. SRI.PREMJIT NAGENDRAN FOR R1 & R2 SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN FOR R3 SRI.V.SANTHARAM FOR R3 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.914 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J We do not find any warrant for interference with the judgment which is impugned in this appeal which pertains to acquisition of land in Muttathare village for the purpose of development of International Airport pursuant to notification published in the year 1995. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.49588/- per Are. Under the impugned judgment, the same was enhanced to Rs.64465/- per Are. 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we feel that it is more or less, the correct market L. A. A. No.914 of 2006 -2- value of the property at the relevant time which has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge. It is brought to our notice that enhancement at the same rate in other cases has been approved by this Court. For both these reasons, this appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-