IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 14TH BHADRA 1930 LA.App..No. 151 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.160/1998 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANT IN THE LAR ------------------------------------------- DAVEED YESUDASAN, MUNDIL KIZHAKKATHIL PUTHENVEEDU, MATHILIL CHERRY, THRIKKADAVUR THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/09/2008 ALONG WITH LAA NO. 649 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.NOs.151/08 & 649/08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT These appeals by the Government are directed against a common judgment in L.A.R.No.160/98 and 141/98. In fact, the common judgment relates to other cases also in respect of the lands comprised in other categories. L.A.R.No.152/98, one of the cases decided under the common judgment was in respect of land under category No.1. In the cases covered by these appeals, the properties were in category No.4. The evidence before the reference court consisted of Exts.A1, A2 and the oral testimony of AW1. There was no counter evidence on the side of the appellant government. The learned Subordinate Judge on appreciating the evidence found that the properties in category No.1 ( properties involved in L.A.R.No.152/98) are entitled for land land at the rate of Rs. 75,000/- per Are. Based on that, the values of the land involved in these appeals have been fixed making a substantial deduction from that amount. I am informed by the Registry that L.A.R.No.152/98 has attained LAR.No.151/08 & 649/08 2 finality in the sense that no appeal has been preferred against the judgment in L.A.R.No.152/98. In view of the finality attained by L.A.R.No.152/98, the present appeals do not merit consideration since the learned Subordinate Judge has only retained the ratio maintained by the land acquisition officer regarding the values of lands in category Nos. 1 and 4. These appeals will stand dismissed inlimine. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv. LAR.No.151/08 & 649/08 2