IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2008 / 24TH ASWINA 1930 LA.App..No. 1390 of 2008() -------------------------- LAR.402/2002 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- STATE OF KERLA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED ANSAR K.J. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SREEKUMAR, VALLYATH VEETTIL, FROM PEROOR KIZHAKKEDATH VEED, AYIKATTUMOOLAMURI, CHINGOLI VILLAGE. 2. JAYASREE, VALLYATH VEETTIL, FROM PEROOR KIZHAKKEDATH VEEDU, AYIKATTUMOOLA MURI, CHINGOLI VILLAGE, rep. by POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SOMAN PILLAI, MULAVANA VEETTIL, THEKKEKKARA KIZHAKKUM MURI, PALLIPAD VILLAGE. 3. N.T.P.C. REP. BY THE GENERAL, MANAGER, KAYAMKULAM. ADV. SRI.T.K.MARTHANDAN UNNITHAN FOR R1-2 SRI.V.JAYAKUMAR FOR R1-2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A. No.1390 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 16th October, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. C.M.Application No.1448 : There is a delay of 749 days in filing the appeal. The acquisition is for the purpose of NTPC, Kayamkulam. It is not in dispute that the requisitioning authority has filed a separate appeal in respect of the judgment under appeal. Therefore, it is not necessary for the State to pursue the appeal. Hence the delay petition and the appeal are dismissed without prejudice to the liberty to the State to take all available contentions in the appeal filed by the requisitioning authority. I.A.No. 3116/08 : Dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ ---------------------------------------------- L.A.A. No.1390 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 16th October, 2008.