IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2010 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1932 LA.App..No.552 of 2009(C) -------------------------- LAR.152/2005 of ADDL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT: ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR,KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.K.RAVIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT: ---------------------------- PADMANABHAN,S/O.NEELAKANDAN, THEKKETHADATHIL,MANJOOR KARA, KOTHANALLOOR VILLAGE,VAIKOM TALUK. ADV. MR.RAJEEV V.KURUP THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.552 Of 2009 ---------------------- Dated this the 25th day of May, 2010. J U D G M E N T State of Kerala is the appellant. The appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 30.9.2008 in L.A.R.No.152 of 2005 on the file of the Additional Sub Court, Kottayam. An extent of 1.83 Ares of land comprised in Survey No.56/4-2 of Kothanalloor village was acquired for the purpose of MVIP. Section 4(1) notification is dated 1.10.2002. The Land Acquisition Officer had fixed the land value at Rs.11,602/- per Are. The reference court enhanced and re-fixed the land value at the rate of Rs.19,723/- per Are. Hence this appeal. 2. The reference case was disposed of along with two other connected cases. Placing reliance on the judgment in L.A.R.No.139 of 2005, the reference court held that the land value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer in the cases under reference are not adequate and reasonable and therefore the claimants are entitled to get fair and reasonable enhancement. Accordingly, the reference court fixed the land value at L.A.A.No.552 Of 2009 ::2:: Rs.19,723/- per Are for the acquired land covered by L.A.R.No.152 of 2005. 3. The learned Government Pleader fairly submitted that the State had not preferred any appeal against the judgment and decree passed in the connected cases which are disposed of along with this case. It is also reported that the State has not preferred any appeal against Ext.A1 judgment which was relied on by the reference court. In these circumstances, I find that no interference is necessary regarding the enhancement granted by the reference court. In the result, the appeal fails and accordingly, dismissed. There will be no order as to costs. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-