IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2008 / 22ND ASWINA 1930 LA.App..No. 1297 of 2007(D) --------------------------- LAR.99/2000 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT NO.1 ------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) NO.III, STPS, HARIPAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENTS/ CLAIMANT AND ADDL. 2ND RESPONDENT ------------------------------------------------- 1. USHA DAMODHARAN, PATTATHUVILAYIL, PATTATHANAM, KOLLAM. 2. N.T.P.C. LTD., KAYAMKULAM. ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR FOR R1 SRI.K.ANAND, SC, NTPC THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No. 1297 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT Having regard to the submissions of the learned Government Pleader and those of Sri.K.Anand, learned counsel for the requisitioning authority, I am of the view that there is no warrant for interfering with the judgment of the reference court. In this case, the properties involved were wet lands and the enhancement was from Rs. 3064/- to Rs. 5296/- per Are. Enhancement at the above rates for similar properties have been approved by this court in other cases. The appeal will stand dismissed inlimine. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.