IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2008 / 15TH ASWINA 1930 LA.App..No. 1705 of 2008() -------------------------- LAR.81/1999 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- 1. CHELLAMMA THANKAMMA, VAIRKKOLIL, VALIYAKUZHY, CHEPPAD. ALAPPUZHA (DIST.) 2. GEETHA VASANTHI, VARIKKOLIL, VALIYAKUZHY, CHEPPAD. ALAPPUZHA (DIST.) 3. SATJEESH KUMAR, VARIKKOLIL, VALIYAKUZHY, CHEPPAD. ALAPPUZHA (DIST.) 4. ASHOK KUMAR, VARIKKOLIL, VALIYAKUZHY, CHEPPAD. ALAPPUZHA (DIST.) 5. MAHESH KUMAR, VARIKKOLIL, VALIYAKUZHIYIL, CHEPPAD. ALAPPUZHA (DIST.) 6. NTPC LTD. KAYAMKULAM THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A.No.1705 of 2008 & C.M.Appln.No.1804 of 2008 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. C.M.Appln.No.1804/2008 is an application for condoning the delay of 953 days in filing the appeal. On merits it is seen that the appeal is filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.81/1999 on the file of the Sub Court, Mavelikkara. The acquisition is for the purpose of NTPC. It is not in dispute that the requisitioning authority has filed a separate appeal in respect of the judgment under appeal. Therefore, it is not necessary for the State to pursue the appeal. Hence the application and the appeal are dismissed without prejudice to the liberty to the State to take all available contentions in the appeal filed by the requisitioning authority. I.A.No.3881/2008 is also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) (K.T.SANKARAN, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. --------------------------- L.A.A.No.1705 of 2008 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 7th October, 2008