IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL TUESDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2011 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 LA.App..No. 793 of 2004() ------------------------- LAR.177/2002 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): 2ND RESPONDENT: ----------------------------- THE CHIEF MANAGER (HR), NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD., NANGIARKULANGARA, KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND (A.201) SMT.LATHA KRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS & 1ST RESPONDENT: ------------------------------------------ 1. K.JAYAPRASAD, THATTAKKATTU KIZHAKKUM MURI, CHEPPAD. 2. JAYARAM, THATTAKKATTU KIZHAKKUM MURI, CHEPPAD. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR. ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR FOR R.1,2 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAM KUMAR THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A. NO. 793 OF 2004 ------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. We are not inclined to entertain this appeal preferred by the requisitioning authority any longer. The property was in Cheppad Village and the acquisition was pursuant to Section 4 (1) notification published on 4/5/1994. The LAO awarded land value at the rate of Rs.3448/- per Are. The Reference Court under the impugned award refixed the land value at Rs.6,552/- per Are. 2. Even though fairly strong grounds have been raised and the learned counsel for the appellant addressed very persuasive submissions based on those grounds, having gone through the impugned judgment and having kept in mind other judgments of this court pertaining to the acquisition of land in Cheppad Village for the same purpose pursuant to the same notification, we are of the view that the rate presently fixed cannot be said to be LAA No. 793 /2004 2 excessive. We dismiss this appeal, however, without any order as to costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE K.HARILAL, JUDGE. dpk LAA No. 793 /2004 3