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 5TH JUNE 2009 / 15TH JYAISHTA 1931 LA.App..No. 154 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.290/2002 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): IST RESPONDENT ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE ADDL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER, MAVELIKKARA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.K.BABU RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & ADDL.RESPONDENT NO.2 ----------------------------------------------- 1. THANKAMMA, PANATHERIL, CHINGOLI. 2. SASIDHARAN, PANATHERIL, CHINGOLI. 3. N.T.P.C. LTD., KAYAMKULAM. ADV. SRI.K.ANAND (A.201) THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No.154 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. We are not inclined to admit this appeal which pertains to acquisition of land for the purpose of NTPC, Kayamkulam pursuant to a notification under Section 4(1) published on 8-9-1996. The land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.7215/-per Are which was enhanced by the reference at Rs. 7961/- per Are. It is brought to our notice that the requisitioning authority has taken a policy decision not to go in for appeal in cases where enhancement granted is below 150 % of what was awarded by the land acquisition officer. For this reason and also for the reason that the reasoning of the reference court in arriving at the market value is some what sound, we are not inclined to admit this appeal. The appeal accordingly will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI JUDGE sv.