IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST 2009 / 26TH SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 444 of 2005(A) ------------------------- LAR.480/1993 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENT NO.1: --------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.P.N.SUMANGALA RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANTS & 2ND RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------------------- 1. VIJAYALAKSHMI, THONDALIL HOUSE, KANJOOR KOTTAKKAKAM, CHEPPAD. 2. NTPC LTD., KAYAMKULAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.444 of 2005 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 17th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This is an appeal by the Government and the case pertains to acquisition of land for the purposes of NTPC for its project at Kayamkulam. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.2,400/- per Are which was enhanced by the Reference Court under the impugned judgment to Rs.4400/- per Are. 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we feel that the enhancement granted by the learned Subordinate Judge was quite reasonable and the market value re-determined is more or less equal to L. A. A. No.444 of 2005 -2- the market value of the property at the relevant time. 3. This appeal will stand dismissed, but in the circumstances without any order as to costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-