IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2011 / 6TH ASHADHA 1933 LA.App..No. 614 of 2010(C) -------------------------------------- [AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DTD. 28/03/2009 IN LAR.NO.30/2005 OF SUBORDINATE JUDGE'S COURT, MANJERI] .................... APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD(ROADS), MANJERI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER. RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT: -------------------------------------- PADMAJA.M, W/O.MURALIKRISHNAN, MEEMPAT PUTHIYAKOVIL, D.P.O ROAD, MALAPPURAM, PIN-676 505. BY ADVS. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN, SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH, SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: L.A.A. NO.614/2010-C: ORDER ON I.A. NO.2052/2010 IN L.A.A. NO.614/2010 DISMISSED 27/06/2011. SD/- HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- L.A. A.NO. 614 OF 2010 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 27THDAY OF JUNE, 2011 JUDGMENT This appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 28/3/2009 in LAR.No.30/05 on the file of the Sub Court, Majeri. Sate of Kerala is the appellant. LAR.No.30/2005 and nine other connected cases were jointly tried and disposed of by the common judgment. The extent of land acquired in this case is 0.0220 hectares belonged to the claimant. The acquisition was for the construction of Munduparamba-Kootilangadi Bye-pass road Block III. Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act was lst published on 1/12/2001. The Land Acquisition Officer fixed the land value at the rate of `11,700/- per cent. The land value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer was enhanced to `13,455/- per cent. The reference court found that the land value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer is not just and reasonable. The enhancement was granted based on the finding of the reference -2- L.A.A.No.614/2010 court that the acquired lands in the connected cases are situated in an important locality. 2. The learned Government pleader submits that appeals preferred against the judgment and decree in LAA.Nos.919/2010, 777/2010 and 695/2010 along with this case were dismissed. In the light of the fact that the land value fixed by the reference court was confirmed by this Court in the aforesaid appeals, there is no merit in this appeal. Hence the appeal is dismissed. No order as to costs. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv. -3- L.A.A.No.614/2010