IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 18TH MAY 2010 / 28TH VAISAKHA 1932 LA.App..No. 152 of 2009(C) ------------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 30/09/2008 IN LAR.212/2001 of PRL.SUB COURT, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT --------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LA N.H.NO.1, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS --------------------------------- MADHAVAN, CHEMBRATH KARAYIL, P.O. RAMANATTUKARA. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C. K. ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.152 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Even though Smt.R.Bindu, the learned Government Pleader addressed us strenuously on the basis of the various grounds raised in the memorandum of appeal, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment. The acquisition was of the property in Ramanattukara village pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 31/12/87 for the purpose of construction of the National Highway bye pass at Calicut. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.3,000/- per cent which under the impugned judgment was re-fixed by the L. A. A. No.152 of 2009 -2- court at Rs.6,000/- per cent. The same was done by the court below relying on Ext.A1 court award in another case pertaining to the same acquisition of an identical property. In fact, the Advocate Commissioner deputed by the court had recommended for award of Rs.25,000/- per cent. On going through the impugned judgment, we find that the approach of the learned Subordinate Judge was quite reasonable and it is more or less the correct market value of the property at the relevant time which has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge. The appeal is dismissed however, without any order as to costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE C. K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE kns/-