IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009 / 1ST ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 982 of 2009(A) ------------------------- LAR.94/2001 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): ADDL.2ND RESPONDENT --------------------------------- INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PARAMARA SHOPPING COMPLEX, PARAMARA ROAD, KOCHI-682018, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. (NOW OFFICE AT HOUSE NO.1/631/A, KANADIKADU AREA, MARADU P.O., KOCHI-682 304. BY ADV. SRI.V.SANTHARAM, SC, IWAI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS AND FIRST RESPONDENT --------------------------------------------- 1. ABDUL GAFOOR, S/O.VAVAKUNJU PAREETHU KUNJU, PATHIYANKARA, THRIKKUNNAPPUZHA. 2. ABDUL RAHIM, S/O.VAVAKUNJU PAREETHU KUNJU, PATHIYANKARA, THRIKKUNNAPPUZHA. 3. MAIMOONATHU, D/O.VAVAKUNJU PAREETHU KUNJU, MUNDAKATHARAYIL VEEDU, PALLIPPAD, THRIKKUNNAPPUZHA. 4. ABDUL JABBAR, S/O.VAVAKUNJU PAREETHU KUNJU, NIKATHIL PUTHENVEEDU, VANDIKAPPALLY, CHEPPAD. 5. REHIYANATHU, D/O.VAVAKUNJU PAREETHU KUNJU, THOPPIL HOUSE, KARUVATTA. L.A.A.982/09 -2- 6. SAINABA, D/O.VAVAKUNJU PAREETHU KUNJU, THAZHATHUZHIYIL , KUTTEMPEROOR, MANNAR. 7. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SPL.TAHSILDAR (L.A.) NATIONAL WATERWAY NO.III, ALAPPUZHA. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/09/2009, A/W CON. CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. Nos.982 of 2009, 795 of 2007, 620, 612 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J All these appeals are preferred by the Requisitioning Authority. Having gone through the impugned judgments and having heard the submissions of Mr.V.Santharam, the learned counsel for the appellant and those of learned counsel for the claimants/respondents, we feel that there is no warrant for interference with the impugned judgments. According to us, the value re-fixed by the learned Subordinate Judge under these judgments is by no standards excessive. All these appeals, accordingly, will stand L. A. A. Nos.982 of 2009 & con. cases -2- dismissed confirming the impugned judgments and decrees. No costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-