IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 21ST MARCH 2011 / 30TH PHALGUNA 1932 LA.App..No. 1212 of 2010 (C) --------------------------------- LAR.234/2001 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOLLAM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT -------------------------------- SURESH, THIRUVONAM VEEDU, NJAKKANALMURI, KRISHNAPURAM VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. ADV. SRI.G.PRIYADARSAN THAMPI THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/03/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1212 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J The Government is in appeal. The acquisition was of the property in Ochira village and the purpose of the acquisition was the establishment of an LIC aided water supply scheme. The relevant Section 4(1) notification was published on 22/04/2000. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.55,555/- per Are for a portion of the land and the remainder portion at the rate of Rs.34,385/- per Are. Even though several documents were produced by the claimant, the court below did not place specific reliance on any document. Ultimately what the court below did was to apply rule of thumb and enhance the market value by 60%. L. A. A. No.1212 of 2010 -2- 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we are of the view that it is more or less the correct market value of the property that has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge. At any rate, we are sure that the enhancement granted is not excessive. The appeal will stand dismissed, however, without any order as to costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/-