IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1929 LA.App..No. 820 of 2006() ------------------------- LAR.84/2003 of I ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.V.MANOJKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT --------------------- VELUKUTTY, S/O.GOVINDAN, ERUMALA PANAYIL VEEDU, KOCHU VELI, KADAKAMPALLY VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.J.HARIKUMAR SRI.HARIKUMAR.S. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A.No. 820 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. This is an appeal filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.84/2003 on the file of the Sub Court, Thiruvananthapuram. The acquisition is for the purpose of Amusement Park at Veli. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed land value at Rs.70,387/- per are which has been refixed by the reference court at Rs.1,00,000/- per are. Though the claimants sought to place reliance on Exts.A1 and A2 the reference court rightly found that the acquired property is not similarly situated as that of the property covered by Exts.A1 and A2. However, it was found that there was no justifiable reason for reducing the land value from the basic document in view of the potentiality for development in the area. Thus there is no merit in the appeal. It is accordingly dismissed. I.A.No.4701/2006 is also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. --------------------------- L.A.A.No. 820 of 2006 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 27th February, 2008