IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2009 / 16TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No.291 of 2007(C) ------------------------------ LAR.177/1999 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENT: --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T. THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT: -------------------------------- P.VIJAYA, ATTU BANGLOW, KARAMANA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.K.L.NARASIMHAN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.291 of 2007 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Smt.Latha T. Thankappan, the learned senior Government Pleader addressed us extensively on the various grounds raised in the memorandum of appeal. However, we do not find any warrant for interference. The acquisition was for the purpose of construction of Karamana bridge. The property was in Thirumala village at Thiruvananthapuram. The relevant section 4 (1) notification was published on 02/09/1998. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.1,35,838/- per Are. The Reference Court re-fixed the same at Rs.1,90,000/- per Are. According to us, L. A. A. No.291 of 2007 -2- such re-fixation was justified on the evidence which consisted of Ext.A1, AW1 and Exts.R1 and R2. We do not find any warrant for interference. The appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-