IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 13TH MARCH 2008 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1929 LA.App..No. 553 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.301/1993 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT --------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.LATHA THANKAPPAN RESPONDENTS/ CLAIMANT & 2ND RESPONDENT -------------------------------------- 1. KUNHIKAVAMMA 2. THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. FEROKE. BY THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.553 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of March, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. The appeal filed by the State is aggrieved by the fixation of land value by the reference court, Sub Court, Kozhikode in LAR.301/1993. Acquisition is for the purpose of Indian Oil Corporation as per Section 4(1) notification dated 28.9.1991. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed the land value at the rate of Rs.5541/- per cent for garden land. However, the reference court enhanced it at Rs.15,000/- per cent. It is seen that there is no appeal in respect of many cases covered by the common judgment consisting of twelve cases. That apart, it is also seen that the case was once remanded and after remand, the court has considered the reference in more detail, taking note also of the fact that in connected matters the land value has been fixed at Rs.15,000/- per cent for garden land. In view also of the finding as above, we do not find any merit in this case. Accordingly, the land acquisition appeal is dismissed. I.A.No.1205/2008 : Dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. ps