IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 LA.App..No. 1378 of 2007(D) --------------------------- LAR.20/2004 of SUB COURT, KASARAGOD .................... APPELLANTS: RESPONDENTS -------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SPECIAL TAHSILDAR. (LAND ACQUISITION) RAILWAY, KASARAGOD. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD. 3. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, (CONSTRUCTION) SOUTHERN RAILWAY, KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. RESPONDENT: CLAIMANT --------------------- K.V.RAMANI,W/O. T.KRISHNAN, NEAR RAILWAY OVER BRIDGE, UDMA.P.O. KALNAD VILLAGE KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1378 of 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Heard. Admitted. Smt.Sumathi Dandapani takes notice. 2. This appeal is filed by the state challenging the judgment and decree passed by the Subordinate Judges Court, Kasaragod granting enhancement of compensation in L.A.R. No.20/04. LAR No.20/04 was tried along with L.A.R. Nos. 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22, 27, 33 of 2004 and 3 of 2005. The state filed L.A.A.No.22 of 2007 challenging the judgment and decree on L.A.R.No.14 of 2004. A Division Bench of this Court by judgment on 1.2.2007 dismissed the appeal. In both the cases, the trial court relied on the judgment in LAR Nos.39, 40 and 66 of 2001. The land involved in these cases are similar. The compensation awarded is also reasonable. In view of the dismissal of L.A.A.No.22/07, the contention of the state is barred by the resjudicata. The appeal is only to be dismissed. In the result, the appeal is dismissed. K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, JUDGE csl