IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI FRIDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2009 / 2ND SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 818 of 2009(D) -------------------------- LAR.65/2003 of SUB COURT, PAYYANNUR .................... APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENT: -------------- STATE OF KERALA REP BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) THALASSERY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANTS: --------------- 1. VALAMBATH VEETTIL NARAYAN NAIR S/O.CHATHAPPA PODUVAL, VALAMBATH HOUSE, KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 2. WIFE EDAKKEPURATH VEETTIL JANAKI AMMA KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 3. E.V.BALAKRISHANAN, KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 4. E.V.BHAGYAVATHI KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 5. E.V.THANKAMANI KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 6. E.V.RADHAMANI KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 7. E.V.VIJAYALAKSHMI KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 8. E.V.VIJAYAN KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 9. E.V.KRISHNANKUTTY KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 10. E.V.RAJANI KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. 11. E.V.DELEEPKUMAR KATHIRUMMAL, KUNHIMANGALAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.818 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 24th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Under challenge in this appeal is the award passed by the reference court in a reference under Section 28A(3) of the Land Acquisition Act. The land acquisition officer dismissed Section 28A application on the reason that the property covered by the judgment relied on (judgment in L.A.R.124/1987) and the property under acquisition were not similar and similarly situated. The reference court by the impugned judgment has favourably considered the reference under Section 28A and granted enhancement in terms of the judgment relied on. Having regard to the principles underlying the Section 28A and the judgment of this court in Raghava Poduval v. Special Tahsildar (2004 (3) KLT 261), we are of the view that the decision of the learned Subordinate Judge is proper. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE dpk