IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 LA.App..No. 1232 of 2007() -------------------------- LAR.53/2002 of PRINCIPAL SUB COURT,ALAPPUZHA .................... APPELLANT: RESPONDENT.A ----------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANT AND RESPONDENT B: ------------------------------------- 1. VASANTHY CHANNATTY, CHANDRA BHAVANAM, KANJOOR, KOTTAKKAKOM, CHEPPAD VILLAGE. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(CONSTRUCTION) RAILWAYS,ERNAKULAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON I.A.NO.3087 OF 2007 IN L.A.A.NO.1232 OF 2007 DISMISSED. 10.6.2008 SD/- PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No.1232 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 10th June, 2008 JUDGMENT This appeal is remaining defective on the reason that service is not completed on the application for condonation of delay. But having considered the merits of the appeal, I am of the view that no useful purpose will be served from the Government's point of view by condoning the delay. The learned Subordinate Judge on an evaluation of the relevant aspects such as location of the properties in question and the road accessibility available to the properties, refixed the land value from Rs.1401/- per Are to Rs.6000/- per Are. I find that the above fixation is reasonable. Moreover, it is a common judgment which was delivered by the learned Subordinate Judge in this case as well as in LAR No.163/02. The judgment in LAR No.163/02 has attained finality in the sense that the Government did not prefer any appeal. On going through the judgment of the learned Subordinate Judge, I find that the approach of the learned Subordinate Judge was quite reasonable and the learned Judge has arrived a reasonably good estimate of the correct market value of the acquired property. 2. The result of the above discussion is that the appeal fails and LAA No.1232/07 - 2 - the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the appeal will stand dismissed in limine. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE