IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 3RD ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 1796 of 2008(D) --------------------------- LAR.425/2003 of I ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S)/ IST RESPONDENT ---------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SPL.TAHSILDAR, LA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S)/ CLAIMANT AND 2ND RESPONDENT ------------------------------------------ 1. SAVITHRI DEVI.N., MADHUSOODHANA BHAVANAM, ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P.G.VIMALA DEVI, MADHUSOODHANA BHAVANAM, ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. P.G.SUMANGALA DEVI, MADHUSOODHANA BHAVANAM, ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. P.G.MADHUSOODHANA BABU, MADHUSOODHANA BHAVANAM, ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. P.G.SOBHANA DEVI, MADHUSOODHANA BHAVANAM, ANAYARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1796 of 2008 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J It is brought to our notice that this Court has approved enhancement of the market value of properties in category-1 from Rs.1,31,640/- to Rs.2,25,000/-. It is also brought to our notice that the value of the properties in category-10 from Rs.1,09,365/- to Rs.2 lakhs has been approved by this Court in L.A.A.607/08. In the instant case, the property was included by the Land Acquisition Officer in category No.12. The Reference Court on the basis of the evidence, upgraded the category from category-12 to category-11 for which the Land Acquisition Officer L. A. A. No.1796 of 2008 -2- had awarded land value at the rate of Rs.1,14,833/-. The re-fixation in the impugned judgment is at the rate of Rs.20,000/- per Are. 2. Having regard to the decision this Court has taken in the cases under category-10, we are of the view that the enhancement granted for the property under acquisition which is treated as property in category No.11 can also be approved. 3. The appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-