IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2008 / 4TH MAGHA 1929 LA.App.No. 286 of 2004 ---------------------------- LAR.45/2000 of SUB COURT, HOSDURG .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT --------------------- STATE OF KERALA. BY SRI.RAJAN JOSEPH, ADDL.A.G. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.V. MANOJKUMAR. RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT --------------------- NAFEESA MOHAMMED P.A., HOLDER OF P.A. MOHAMMEDKUNHI, PAKYARE P.O., UDUMA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/01/2008, ALONG WITH L.A.A. 343/2004 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. Nos. 286, 343, 525, 526, 552 & 561 OF 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of January, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. These are appeals filed by the State aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court. Acquisition is for the purpose of doubling the railway track from Kasaragod to Trikaripur. 2. It is seen that of the common judgment, there are no appeals against L.A.R.Nos.69, 70 and 71 of 2000. That apart on merits it is seen that the enhancement from Rs.7,977/- to Rs.20,000/- is justified in view of the time lag between the basic document and Section 4(1) notification. The acquired property was having road access. It was also found that there was no justification in reducing the land value from the basic document. The fixation thus being made based on materials available on record and the fixation being just, proper and reasonable and L.A.A. No.286/04 & conn. cases 2 since the land value has otherwise become final there being no appeal in three cases, there is no merit in these appeals. They are accordingly dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE smp L.A.A. No.286/04 & conn. cases 3 KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. L.A.A. Nos. 286, 343, 525, 526, 552 & 561 OF 2004 J U D G M E N T 24.01.2008