IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI FRIDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2009 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1931 LA.App..No. 1190 of 2007() -------------------------- ( LAR.NO.138/98 OF SUB COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM) APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT NO.1 ----------------------------- STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT/RESPONDENT NO.1 --------------- 1. N.THANAPPAN NAIR, HOUSE NO. 16, TAGORE-GARDENS, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY PARKS (KERALA) KARIAVATTOM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.D.AJITHKUMAR FOR R1 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No. 1190 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 29th day of May, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. This appeal by the government pertains to acquisition of land for the purpose of Electronics Techno Park at Kazhakoottom. The relevant Section 4 (1) notification was on 5-4-1994. The land acquisition officer included this property in category 14 i.e. wet lands having no direct road access and awarded land value at the rate of Rs. 4048/- per Are. The reference court on the basis of the evidence which consisted of Ext.A1, oral testimony of AW1 and Exts.R1 and R2 ( copy of mahazer and copy of award note) would refix the land value of this property at Rs.5262/- per Are i.e. increase of 30% over what was granted by the officer. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we feel that the approach of the learned Judge was quite reasonable. It is more or less the correct market of the property at the relevant time which has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge. At any rate, there is not warrant for interfering with the impugned judgment. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE P.Q.BARKATHALI, JUDGE sv.