IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI FRIDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2009 / 16TH SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No.653 of 2008 (C) -------------------------------- LAR.124/1994 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.V.T.K.MOHANAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ------------------------------- NARAYANAN KRIPAKARAN, KARUTHERIL VEED, KAIPPUZHA MURI, KULANADA VILLAGE. ADV. MENON & PAI (NO MEMO) THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & P. Q. BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.653 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 7th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This is an appeal preferred by the Government and the same is directed against the judgment and decree of the Land Acquisition Reference Court for re- fixing compensation for properties in Panmana village of Karunagappally taluk for the purpose of construction of storage tank for the HPCL. The acquisition was pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 11/10/91. As against the awarded land value of Rs.2127/- per Are and Rs.514/- per Are, the Reference Court re-fixed land value at Rs.3705/- per Are. It is seen from the judgment of this Court in L.A.A.514/04 and series of other cases dt.14/11/07 L. A. A. No.653 of 2008 -2- and also the judgment in L.A.A.438/04 dt.02/04/08 that enhancement at the above rate has been approved by this Court on the basis of the compromise arrived at between the Requisitioning Authority and the parties. Copies of the above judgments are also available for perusal. In the light of those judgments, we do not find any reason for entertaining this appeal preferred by the Government. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE P. Q. BARKATH ALI JUDGE kns/-