IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 22ND KARTHIKA 1931 LA.App..No. 183 of 2007(A) ------------------------- LAR.217/1997 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): 1ST RESPONDENT IN THE LAR --------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT ---------------------------------- S.KALADEVI, PUTHUVAL VEEDU, PONNARA COLONY, VALLAKKADAVU. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = L.A.A. NO. 183 OF 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 13th day of November, 2009. J U D G M E N T This is an appeal preferred against the award of the II Addl. Subordinate Judge, Thiruvananthapuram in LAR 217/97 which relates to the acquisition of 0.71 Ares of land comprised in Sy.No.2610/3-65 of Muttathara Village for the use of International Airport. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded a land value at the rate of Rs.55,843.79 which includes the land value, structural value etc. A reference was made and the Reference Court considered the question of the applicant whether the property will fetch Rs.1 lakh per cent. The Land Acquisition Court referred to a judgment in LAR 231/96 which relates to the acquisition of the property from the very same Sy.No. from the same village but that acquisition was in the year 1991. In that suit the Land Acquisition Court enhanced the land value from Rs.26,655/- to Rs.52,060/-. The learned Land Acquisition Court found that there was a difference of L.A.A. 183 OF 2007 -2- three years between the acquisition of properties and therefore enhanced to 15% of that amount and fixed the land value at Rs.59,869/- per Are. It was on that basis the additional land value has been awarded by the Land Acquisition Court. I had asked the Registry to verify whether an appeal is preferred against LAR 231/96 and it has been stated that no such appeal is preferred which means that the award in LAR 231/96 has attained finality. The learned Land Acquisition Court has taken into consideration all the materials to arrive at a proper decision and therefore the award does not call for any interference and it fails and the same is dismissed. M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE. ul/-