IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2008 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1930 LA.App..No. 1985 of 2008 LAR.130/1999 OF SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA APPELLANT: 1ST RESPONDENT STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW RESPONDENTS: CLAIMANTS/2ND RESPONDENT 1. DEVAKI AMMA (DIED) ELAYAM VEEDU, PALLIPPAD VILLAGE, KARTHIKAPPALLY TALUK. 2. CHANDRASEKHARA PANICKER, PUTHEN VILA, KOLLAMKODU P.O., CHATHANNOOR, KOLLAM. 3. SREELATHA BHAI, ELAYAM VEEDU, KOTTAKKAKOM, PALLIPPAD. 4. D. CHANDRABHANU, ASWATHI NIVAS, VISWATH KIZHAKKETHIL, KOLLAM. 5. SREEKALA DEVI, MAINDAPPALLI VEEDU, THEKKUM MURI, MUTTOM, PALLIPPAD. 6. CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, DIVYA NIVAS, FRIENDS NAGAR,PUNNTHALA, KOLLAM. 7. SARATH CHANDRAN, MUTHUVINTE AYYATHU VEEDU FRIENDS NAGAR, THANKASSERI, KOLLAM. 8. D. CHANDRAN, MUTHUVINTE AYYATHU VEEDU, FRIENDS NAGAR, THANKASSERI, KOLLAM. 9. N.T.P.C. LTD., REP. BY CHIEF MANAGER (HR), V.S. RADHAKRISHNAN. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ORDERS ON 24/10/2008, ALONGWITH L.A.A.NO.1989 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & K.T.SANKARAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------- L.A.A.NOS.1985 & 1989 OF 2008, C.M.Appl.No.2024/2008 in LAA.NO.1985/2008 and C.M.Appl.No.2028/2008 in LAA.NO.1989/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th October, 2008 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. C.M.Appl.Nos.2024 of 2008 and 2028 of 2008 are the applications for condonation of the delay in filing the appeals. The acquisition is for the National Thermal Power Corporation. It is brought to our notice that the requisitioning authority has pursued the matter in appeals. Therefore, the State need not file a statutory appeal. It will be open to the State to take all available contentions in the appeals filed by the requisitioning authority. Therefore, the applications for condonation of the delay in filing the appeals are dismissed. 2. Consequent on the dismissal of the applications for condonation of delay in filing the appeals, the appeals are also dismissed. Interlocutory application for stay in these appeals are also dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH) Judge (K.T.SANKARAN) Judge ahz/