IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2009 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1931 LA.App..No. 329 of 2007() ------------------------- LAR.114/1998 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- P.SASIDHARAN NAIR, PERUMBADU VEEDU, ATTIPRA, KAZHAKKOOTTOM. ADV. SRI.P.B.SURESH KUMAR FOR R1 SRI.K.P.SUJESHKUMAR FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/04/2009, ALONG WITH L.A.A. NO.1194/2007 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.Nos.329,1194 & 1209/2007 ------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. All these cases pertain to acquisition of land at Attipra village for the purpose of electronics Techno Park. Relevant Section 4(1) notification was published on 5/4/1994. The land acquisition officer included lands involved in these cases in categories 10 and 15 respectively. For the properties included in category No.10, the land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.11,812/-. For the properties which were included in category No.15 the land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.2907/- per Are. The reference court by the impugned judgment refixed the land value of the properties in category No.15 at Rs.3488/- per Are. Similarly value of the properties in category 10 are fixed at Rs.15,355/- . 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment and having heard the submissions of the senior Government Pleader Sri.Basant Balaji , learned Standing Counsel for the requisitioning authority Sri.P.Ahammed, Smt.Hemalatha, who appeared for L.A.A..Nos.329/07 & conn.cases. 2 some of the claimants and taking into account our own judgment in other cases, including the L.A.A No.491/2007 pertaining to acquisition of land in other categories, we are of the view that it is more or less the correct market value of the properties which has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge. At any rate, we do not find any warrant for interfering with the impugned judgments and decree in these appeals preferred by the Government. All these appeals will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE dpk