IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2009 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1931 LA.App..No.546 of 2009 (B) -------------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 29/05/2008 IN LAR. 112 /2005 & LAR.116/2005 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT: ------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM BY ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT/RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------------- KURIAN, S/O ULAHANNAN, PAZHUVATHOTTATHIL HOUSE, KOTHANALLOOR KARA, KOTHANALLOOR VILLAGE, VAIKOM TALUK, KOTTAYAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & P. Q. BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.546 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J We do not find any ground to admit this appeal. The acquisition was of property in Kothanalloor village in Vaikom Taluk pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 01/10/02 for the purpose of formation of MVIP, Kuruppanthara. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.10,237/- per Are. Reference Court under the impugned judgment has refixed the same at Rs.17,403/- per Are. In fact, the Reference Court relied on Ext.A1 judgment of the same court. It is brought to our notice that in other cases pertaining to the same acquisition, this Court has already approved enhancement at the rates given under the impugned L. A. A. No.546 of 2009 -2- judgment for identical properties. Appeal stands dismissed in limine. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE P. Q. BARKATH ALI JUDGE kns/-