IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST 2009 / 5TH BHADRA 1931 LA.App..No. 164 of 2009() ------------------------- LAR.426/2005 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NH DIVISION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- A. MAHEEN KANNU, NIZAM MANZIL, KALLUVETTANKUZHI, VIZHINJAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.P.S.RAMESH KUMAR FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.164 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. This appeal by the Government pertains to acquisition of land in Venganoor Village for the purpose of widening of road from Kovalam – Mukkola Reach 1. Relevant Section 4(1) notification was published on 25/3/2002. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.16,407/- per Are. Under the impugned judgment, the reference court refixed the land value at Rs.60,000/- per Are. 2. We have gone through the impugned judgment. We notice that it is relying on Ext.A1 document of 1996 pertaining to the property in Venganoor Village, not far away from the acquired property, that refixation has been done. In fact, Ext.A1 reveals almost four times the value now granted under the award. According to us, approach of the learned Subordinate Judge was quite reasonable. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE dpk