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 9TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 18TH BHADRA 1931 LA.App..No. 994 of 2009() ------------------------- LAR.58/2005 of SUB COURT,THODUPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS ------------------------ 1. RANI, W/O. ABDUL SALIM, PLLIPARAMBIL VENGALLOOR. 2. RIZA SALIM, D/O. ABDUL SALIM, PALLIPARAMBIL VENGALLOOR. 3. LIBINA, D/O. ABDUL SALIM, PALLIPARAMBIL VENGALLOOR (MINOR) REP. BY HER MOTHER RANI SALIM. 4. SHAJI, S/O. HASSAN, PALLIPARAMBIL, VENGALLOOR. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No.994 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Though Sri.Basant Balaji, learned senior Government Pleader has addressed us strenuously, we do not find any reason for interfering with the impugned judgment. The property under Acquisition was in Kumaramangalam Village and was very near to the Thodupuzha Town. Acquisition was for the purpose of construction of Thodupuzha Bye-Pass Road. Relevant Section 4 (1) notification was published on 24/6/2005. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.17,561/- per Are, which was refixed by the reference court at Rs.57,735/- per Are. 2. We notice the judgment of this court in State of Kerala v. Jose Simon (2009 (1) KLT 760) as well as other judgments pertaining to acquisition of land in Thodupuzha village within the area of the Thodupuzha Municipality. Having regard to those judgments and also having gone through the impugned judgment, we feel that the approach of the learned Sub Judge was quite reasonable and that it is more or less the correct market value of the acquired property which has been arrived at by the learned Sub Judge under the impugned judgment. The appeal will stand dismissed. No costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE dpk