IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2011 / 1ST ASHADHA 1933 LA.App..No. 1285 of 2010(A) --------------------------------- LAR.212/2006 of ADL.SUB COURT, THALASSERY .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS IN LAR ------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D., ROADS DIVISION, KANNUR BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.T.T.JOSEPHINA RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT IN LAR ---------------------------------------- CHINNAKKANDY PUTHAN PURAYIL MADHAVI, "NALINAM", MAKRERI AMSOM, KILARUR DESOM, P.O.BAVODE. ADV. SRI.P.U.SHAILAJAN FOR R THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N. K. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1285 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J In this appeal the Government challenges the judgment of the Land Acquisition Reference Court, Thalassery re-fixing the market value of the land in Makreri village acquired for the construction of Odakkadavu Bridge and approach road. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of ` 5,306/- per cent. Before the Reference Court, the claimant relied on Ext.A1. Ext.A1 was discarded by the learned Subordinate Judge giving good reasons. Finally what the court below did was to rely on its own earlier judgments fixing the market value of identical lands acquired for the same purpose at ` 12,500/- per cent. According to us, the approach of the learned Subordinate L. A. A. No.1285 of 2010 -2- Judge was quite reasonable and there is no warrant for interference. The appeal will stand dismissed in limine. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE N. K. BALAKRISHNAN JUDGE kns/-