IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2011 / 11TH MAGHA 1932 LA.App..No. 1654 of 2007() ----------------------------------- LAR.87/2004 of ADDL.SUB COURT, NORTH PARAVUR .................... APPELLANT(S)/ADDL.2ND RESPONDENT :- ---------------------------------------------------------- KOCHI REFINERIES LTD., (NOW BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD), (KOCHI REFINERY) VYTTILA, KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI.A.M.SHAFFIQUE, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANT & IST RESPONDENT :- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. K.K.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, S/O.KESAVA PILLAI, KOOTTUMMEL, NJODIYAPPILLIL, PERINGALA, PERINGALA P.O. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), VYTTILA, KOCHI. R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.T.T.JOSEPHINA THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jvt PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ---------------------------------- L.A.A. No.1654 of 2007 ------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of January 2011 J U D G M E N T Pius C. Kuriakose, J. Cochin Refineries Ltd., the Requisitioning Authority is in appeal. Under the impugned judgment the Reference Court refixed the value of the lands for which the L.A.Officer awarded the rate of Rs.2,600/- per Are and Rs.4,300/- per Are respectively at Rs.4,312/- per Are and Rs.7,138/- per Are. We have reason to believe that the enhanced rates awarded under the impugned judgment has been approved by this Court. However, in the absence of the learned counsel for the appellant, we dismiss the appeal only for default. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, J UDGE. Jvt