IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI TUESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2009 / 23RD ASHADHA 1931 LA.App..No. 429 of 2007() ------------------------- ( LAR.NO.2/1997 OF SUB COURT, KOLLAM ) APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT. ------------------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SUMANGALA RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT. ------------------------ SREE RANGANATHAN, MANNANTAZHIKATH VEEDU, KILIKOLLOOR CHERI, KILIKOLLOOR VILLAGE. ADV. SRI.B.SURESH KUMAR FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No. 429 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. We do not find any reason for entertaining this appeal any longer. The acquisition was for the formation of National Highway bye-pass. The land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs. 8083/- per Are. The reference court under the impugned judgment enhanced the same to Rs. 14145/- per Are. Our attention was drawn by Sri.B.Suresh Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent to the judgment of this court in L.A.A.No.1709/2002 where the respondent was Savithri who is none other than the wife of the respondent/claimant in this case. It is seen from that judgment as well as the judgment of the reference court pertaining to that judgment that the land acquisition officer had treated the property of the husband and wife as having equal value in the matter of his original award. The reference court had fixed the value of wife's property at Rs. 14,000/- per Are which is now confirmed by this court by judgment in L.A.A.No.1709/2002. LAA.No.429/07 2 We do not find any reason to interfere with the impugned judgment. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI JUDGE sv. LAA.No.429/07 2