IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS FRIDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2010 / 8TH SRAVANA 1932 LA.App..No. 878 of 2010(D) ------------------------------- LAR.160/2007 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT & R1 IN LAR. ------------------------------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & R2 IN LAR. ------------------------------------------------ 1. V.K.RAJAN, S/O. KESAVAN, T.C.10/1536, MURUKAVILASAM BANGLOW, VATTIYOORKKAVU P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695013. 2. THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION, ISRO, DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695012. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.878 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 30th day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Even though several attractive grounds have been raised by the Government and Smt.R.Bindu, the learned Government Pleader addressed strenuous arguments based on various grounds we are not inclined to entertain this appeal any longer. The property was in Peroorkada village within the area of Trivandrum Corporation. The acquisition was for the expansion programme of composite group and IISU of ISRO. The relevant Section 4(1) notification was published on 22/04/04. The value awarded by the Land L. A. A. No.878 of 2010 -2- Acquisition Officer was Rs.20,687/- per Are. The value re-fixed by the Reference Court is Rs.33,100/- per Are. We notice our own judgments in LAA.411/10 and LAA.119/09 and dismiss this appeal. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE M. L. JOSEPH FRANCIS JUDGE kns/-