IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2010 / 18TH JYAISTHA 1932 LA.App..No. 544 of 2010 ---------------------------- LAR.32/1994 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: ---------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE SPL.TAHSILDAR (LA), RAILWAY, NO.1 KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS: ---------------------------------- 1. KARTHIAYANI PILLAI, BHARGAVI PILLAI, CHARICHINETHU, NJAKKANAL. 2. PARAMESWARAN NAIR RAJAPPAN NAIR, CHARICHINETHU, NJAKKANAL. ADDL.3. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI, S/O.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, KOCHUKALEECKAL, KUTHIRAPANTHI, THAZHAVA P.O. 4. INDIRAVATHI PILLAI, ASWATHI, NJAKKANAL, KRISHNAPURAM P.O. 5. AMBIKAMMA, RUDRANI BHAVAN, KUTHIRAPANTHI, THAZHAVA P.O. LAA.544/10 -2- 6. VIJAYALAKSHMI AMMA, ANJALI, KARIMULACKAL, KOMALLOOR P.O. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.544 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This appeal preferred by the Government pertains to acquisition of land in Krishnapuram village for the purpose of doubling the Kollam- Kayamkulam Railway line. The notification was published in 1990. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.8208/- per Are. The Reference Court under the impugned judgment re-fixed the land value at Rs.22,162/- per Are. It is mainly relying on Ext.A1 judgment produced by the claimant that it was done. The learned Government Pleader submitted that L. A. A. No.544 of 2010 -2- Ext.A1 has not become final. But we notice several judgments passed in respect of acquisition of land in Krishnapuram and nearby villages, whereby this Court has approved enhancement of the land value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer by 200%. 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we feel that it is more or less the correct market value of the property at the relevant time that has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge. We do not find any warrant for interference. The appeal is dismissed. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-