IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN MONDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2011 / 13TH ASHADHA 1933 LA.App..No. 1060 of 2009(D) ----------------------------------------- LAR.NO. 44/1994 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.T.T.JOSEPHINA RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT: -------------------------------------------- SANKARY AMMA, D/O.LAKSHMY AMMA THACHAYIL VEEDU, KAPPIL MEKKUM MURI, KRISHNAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, K.N.RAVEENDRANATH KURUP, KUZHITHUNDIL VEEDU, KURAMPALA MURI. BY ADV. SRI.LAL GEORGE THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. --------------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No. 1060 of 2009 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius. C.Kuriakose, J. There is inordinate delay of 2598 days in filing the appeal. The enhancement granted under the impugned judgment for dry lands and reclaimed lands involving its acquisition is not at all excessive going by other judgments passed by this court. True, in respect of wetlands, the enhancement allotted is 282% more than what was awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. Even this rate can be approved in view of judgments in similar matters which this court has approved enhancement up to 300% in case of acquisition of wet lands. This appeal is dismissed, however without any order as to costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE. ln