IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 16TH MAGHA 1929 LA.App.No. 1423 of 2005 ------------------------------ LAR.127/2001 of SUB COURT, PAYYANNUR .................... APPELLANT/RESPONDENT: ---------------------- SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, L.A., AIRPORT, KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT: ---------------------- PARIYANTAKATH FOUZIYA, D/O. K.M. MUHAMMED HAJI MADAAYI AMSOM VENGARA DESOM, REP. BY HER POER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER KOYAMMADAKATH MUHAMMED HAJI, S/O. MOIDEEN, MADAYI AMSOM VENGARA DESOM, KAKKADAPURAM, P.O. VENGARA, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI. PROMY KAPRAKKATT THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. ----------------------------------------- L.A.A. No. 1423 OF 2005 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. This is an appeal filed against the judgment and decree in L.A.R.No.127/2001 on the file of the Sub Court, Payyannur. Acquisition is for formation of approach road to Vadikkal bridge. 2. Land Acquisition Officer fixed the land value at the rate of Rs.14,639.75/- per Are and the reference court, on the basis of Exhibits A1 to A4 documents and also referring to Exhibit C1 commission report, fixed the land value at the rate of Rs.24,700/- per Are. There is no evidence for the respondent. 3. It is seen from the judgment that the reference court has properly assessed the similarity and comparability of the acquired property with the properties covered by Exhibits A3 and A4 and in view of the comparative disadvantages, a substantive reduction has been made and the fixation has been made at Rs.24,700/- per Are. L.A.A. No. 1423/05 2 In the absence of any contra evidence, we do not find any merit in the appeal and it is accordingly dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH JUDGE HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE smp