IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.HARILAL FRIDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2011 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 LA.App..No. 682 of 2011(A) ------------------------------- LAR.382/2008 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S)/1ST RESPONDENT: -------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT & 2ND RESPONDENT: -------------------------------------------------------- 1. SHEEJA, D/O CHANDRIKA, ASWATHI HOUSE, POTTAKUZHI, PATTOM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.682 of 2011 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose Even though apparently attractive grounds have been raised and Sri.C.R.Shyamkumar, the learned Senior Government Pleader addressed submissions based on those grounds, we are not inclined to interfere with the award of the Reference Court. We do find force in the submission of the learned Senior Government Pleader that giving additions of 30% for passage of less than one year's time was not proper. But we find that the property was in Sasthamangalam village situated in an important area of Thiruvananthapuram and the rate ultimately fixed is only ` 3 lakhs per Are. The same is the position as regards the additional amount awarded towards value of improvements. L. A. A. No.682 of 2011 -2- We approve the award of the Reference Court and dismiss the appeal. Sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE Sd/- K. HARILAL JUDGE kns/- //True Copy// P. A. TO JUDGE