IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2009 / 31ST BHADRA 1931 LA.App..No. 1372 of 2008(C) -------------------------- LAR.163/2003 of I ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): APPELLANT/RESPONDENT NO.1. LAR. --------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, L.A., INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANTS & RESPONDENTS NO.2 IN LAR. --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. C.SAROJINI AMMA, D/O.CHELLAMMA, TC.31/1548,(OLD TC 30/470), SANAKARAVILASOM VEEDU, PETTA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1372 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This appeal need not be treated as defective. Since there is appearance for both sides, we are in a position to decide the appeal on merits. 2. Sri.Thaliyal R. Gopakumar is right when he submits that the enhancement of land value from Rs.98,712/- per cent to Rs.2,25,000/- per Are can be approved in this case in view of the upgradation of category from category 2 to category 1. This appeal, accordingly, will stand dismissed in view of the confirmation of the land value from Rs.98,712/- per cent to Rs.2,25,000/- per Are in other cases pertaining L. A. A. No.1372 of 2008 -2- to acquisition in category No.1. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-