IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1929 LA.App..No. 500 of 2006(D) -------------------------- LAR.195/2003 of SUB COURT,KOTTAYAM .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT: ---------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI MANOJ KUMAR RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT: ---------------------- MATHAI, S/O. LUKA, VADAKKEPULLAM KANNAPPALLIL, KANAKKARY. BY ADV. SRI.C.J.JOY SRI.V.C.JAMES THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ L.A.A. No. 500 of 2006-D & C.M.Appln.No.798/2006 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 26th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. Heard. Delay condoned. 2. The appeal is filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.195/2003 on the file of Prl.Sub Court, Kottayam. The acquisition is for the purpose of formation of Ettumanoor Distributory of M.V.I.P. 2. It is seen that the enhancement is only at 60% over and above the land value fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer. It is brought to our notice that in several cases this Court has sustained such fixation by granting enhancement at the rate of 60%. Therefore, the appeal filed by the State is dismissed. I.A.No.2185/2006 is also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (HARUN-UL-RASHID, JUDGE) ms