IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.HARILAL WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER 2011/30TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 LAA.No. 755 of 2006 (C) ----------------------- LAR.87/1998 of SUB COURT, MAVELIKKARA ----------------------- APPELLANT(S)/2ND RESPONDENT ---------------------------------- 1 N.T.P.C.LTD., REP. BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER (HR) KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV.SRI.M.A.SHAFIK RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANTS ----------------------------- 1 SRI.SASIDHARAN NAIR, PEROOR KUTTIKKATTU AYIKKATTUMOOLA MURI CHINGOLI VILLAGE ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2 STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY DISTRICT COLLECTOR ALAPPUZHA (SPECIAL TAHSILDAR L.A.) NO.III S.T.P.S.HARIPAD (IST RESPONDENT IN THE L.A.R.). SRI.K.SASIKUMAR BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.R.SHYAM KUMAR THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21-12-2011 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. HARILAL, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.755 of 2006 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 21st day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Even though fairly strong grounds have been raised and very extensive submissions have been addressed at the Bar by Sri.M.A.Shafik, the learned counsel for the appellant/ Requisitioning Authority, having gone through the impugned judgment and having taken into account various judgments of this Court pertaining to acquisition of identical land for the same purpose, we are of the view that the rates fixed by the learned Subordinate Judge for the three categories of lands under acquisition in this appeal are not excessive. We dismiss this appeal confirming the award of the Reference Court. Sd/- PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE Sd/- K. HARILAL JUDGE kns/- //True Copy// P. A. TO JUDGE -2-