IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2010 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1932 LA.App..No. 395 of 2010() ------------------------- LAR.18/2003 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. LATHA T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- MERY UMMEN, KANNANKARA VEEDU, KAYYALACKAL CHERRY,MUNDAKKAL. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- LAA. No. 395 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Even though Smt.Latha T.Thankappan, Senior Govt. Pleader addressed us strenuously and persuasively we don't find justification for interfering with the impugned judgment. The property was situated in Kollam Village, commercially the most important area of Kollam Municipal Corporation. The acquisition was in late 1990. The L. A. Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.1,92,666/- per Are. The reference court enhanced the same to Rs.5,48,829/- per Are. Having scanned the impugned judgment, we are of the view that the finding entered by the learned Sub Judge regarding the market value of the property is founded on legal evidence which is available. We have also kept in mind our own judgments pertaining to acquisition of properties in the same village more or less at the same LAA. No. 395/10 -2- time. We don't find warrant for interference. Appeal is dismissed. No costs. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) (C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE) ksv/-