IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI THURSDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2009 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1931 LA.App..No. 452 of 2009() ------------------------- LAR.41/2002 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,ATTINGAL .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT -------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROAD DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT --------------- THAJUDEEN, S/O. HAJI, ABDUL SAMAD, THACHARI VILAKATHU VEEDU, EDAVA VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKEEZHU TALUK. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No.452 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of May, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. This appeal by the Government pertains to award of enhanced compensation by the reference court in respect of acquisition of land for the construction of Railway under bridge at Varkkala. The relevant Section 4 (1) notification was on 12/07/1997 and the land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs. 1,02, 127/- per Are. The evidence before the reference court consisted of Ext.A1 sale deed and the oral testimony of AW1, the claimant. There was absolutely no counter evidence on the side of the appellant Government. Having gone through the impugned judgment and having considered the submissions of the learned senior Government Pleader Sri.Basant Balaji, we are of the view that the present enhancement of 20% over the rate granted by the land acquisition officer given under the impugned judgment cannot be said to be unreasonable by any standards. The appeal will stand dismissed in limine. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JUDGE sv.