IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2009 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 LA.App..No. 589 of 2008() ---------------------------- LAR.29/2004 of PRL.SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM ............................................................. APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT: -------------------------------- C.M. MATHEW, CHANGANATTUKUZHIYIL, KANAKKARY VILLAGE. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.N.KRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------ L.A.A. No. 589 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 1st day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT This is an appeal preferred against the award of the Land Acquisition Court, Kottayam in L.A.R.29/04. An area of 0.19 ares in Survey No.527/9-2 of Kanakkary Village was acquired. The land value was fixed at Rs.4,012/- per Are by the Land Acquisition officer, which has been enhanced to Rs.6,012/- by the Land Acquisition Court. The Court did not accept Ext.A1 and Ext.A2. But the Court found that the land is situated near M.C. road and it is also situated near the Panchayath office and there are important public institutions. So it enhanced it by Rs.2,000/- per Are. It cannot be said to be an unreasonable enhancement. Therefore considering the extent of the land involved, which is low and the proportionate enhancement, I decline to interfere with the Award of the Land Acquisition Court. Therefore, the L.A.A is dismissed. But it is made clear L.A.A. No. 589 OF 2008 2 that it shall not be treated as a precedent in any other case. M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE SS