IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 10TH JULY 2008 / 19TH ASHADHA 1930 LA.App..No. 719 of 2008(D) -------------------------- LAR.66/2000 of SUB COURT, MANJERI .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT --------------------- THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT: CLAIMANT --------------------- KANNACHERI SREEDHARAN S/O.PARANGODAN, PALLIKKAL, P.O.KUMMINIPARAMBA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON I.A.NO.1767 OF 2008 IN LAA NO.719 OF 2008 DISMISSED. 10.7.2008 SD/- PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No.719 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 10th July, 2008 JUDGMENT This appeal by the Government relates to acquisition of 0.0020 hectares of land for the purposes of Diversion Road Block III in Pallikkal Village in Malappuram District pursuant to a notification under Section 4(1) dated 3.3.1997. The land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.6552/- per cent. This was enhanced to Rs.10,080/- per cent by the reference court relying on the evidence which consisted of Ext.A1 document on the side of the claimant apart from A.W.1, the testimony of the claimant, document Ext.B1 on the side of the respondent and the counter oral evidence of R.W.1. Having gone through the judgment of the learned Subordinate Judge I find that the judgment is based on the evidence which has been correctly appreciated. The value of the land arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge is more or less equal to the market value of similarly situated properties. Moreover, it is brought to my notice that cases involving similar enhancement granted by the reference court in relation to the acquisition for the same purposes have been confirmed by this court in dismissing appeals. This appeal therefore will stand dismissed in limine. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE W.P.C.No. - 2 -