IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 29TH MAGHA 1929 LA.App..No. 952 of 2003() ------------------------- LAR.69/1995 of SUB COURT, CHERTHALA .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT --------------------- STATE OF KERALA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANTS ---------------------- NANDAGOPALA KAMMATH, KAVITHANIVAS FROM KAKKARSHATHU, THURAVOOR P.O. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.952 OF 2003 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 18th February, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. C.M.Appln. No.380/03 : There is a delay of 619 days in preferring the appeal. The judgment was delivered on 13.2.2001. It is seen that the application for certified copy of the judgment was filed only on 18.9.2001. There is absolutely no explanation for the delay in between. Thereafter, the certified copy was received on 4.12.2001 and after getting the opinion, the same was forwarded to the Advocate General on 20.1.2003. But the appeal is filed only on 11.4.2003. There is no explanation for that delay also. Though the court may not insist for explanation for each day's delay in a case where the State is the appellant, there should be some satisfactory explanation for the inordinate delay in at least making the application for certified copy. The affidavit is totally silent on that regard. In that view of the matter, we do not find any justification for condoning the delay. The delay petition as well as the appeal are accordingly dismissed. I.A.No.636/03 : Dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A. NO.952 OF 2003 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 18th February, 2008.