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 26TH AUGUST 2009 / 4TH BHADRA 1931 LA.App..No. 1353 of 2005(C) ---------------------------------------- (LAR.NO.96/2002 OF ADDL.SUB COURT, THALASSERY) .................... APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, L.A., RAILWAY, THALASSERY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. REKHA C. NAIR. RESPONDENTS/CLAIMANTS & 2ND RESPONDENT IN L.A.R: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NELLERI KOTTIYATH SUNANDA, D/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM, KIZHUTHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 2. N.K. VANAJAKSHI, D/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM, KIZHUTHALLY AMSOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 3. SREELATHA, D/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM KIZHUTHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 4. SARATH CHANDRAN, S/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM, KIZHUTHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 5. JAYARAJAN, S/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM, KIZHUTHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. L.A.A. NO. 1353/2005-C: 6. DEVANANDAN, S/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM KIZHUTHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 7. SUSHAMA, D/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM KIZHATHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 8. V.K. ARUN, D/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM, KIZHUTHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 9. ANITHA, D/O. KOUSALLYA, VIJAYA VILLA, ELAYAVOOR AMSOM, KIZHUTHALLY DESOM, THAZHE CHOVVA P.O. 10. SANTHA VIJAYAN, KIZHAKKE VEETTIL HOUSE, CHERU MAVILAYI, KANNUR TALUK. CLAIMANTS 1 TO 4 AND 6 TO 8 BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER 5TH CLAIMANT AS PER ORDER ON I.A. 2039/02 DTD. 06/09/02. K.V. PRADEEPAN, S/O. GOPALAN, BUSINESS, RESIDING AT MAVILAYI AMSOM, CHERUMAVILAYI DESOM IS POWER OF ATTORNEY OF 10TH CLAIMANT AS PER ORDER IN I.A. 2040/02 DTD. 06/09/02. R.1 TO R.10 BY ADV. MR.C.VALSALAN. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. L.A.A. NO. 1353/2005-C: ORDER ON I.A. NO. 3732/2005 IN L.A.A. NO. 1353/2005-C DISMISSED SD/- PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. 26/08/2009. SD/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- L.A.Appeal No.1353 of 2005 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose,J. The acquisition was for the purpose of doubling the railway line. The property was in Elayavoor Village and the Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs.13,350.50/- per Are. The Government is in appeal and they are aggrieved by the re-fixation of land value from Rs.13,350.50/- per Are to Rs.29,640/- per Are. They are also aggrieved by the award of further amount towards the value of improvements. 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment and having heard the submissions addressed at the Bar, Smt.Lekha C.Nair, the learned Government Pleader and Mr.Vathsalan, the counsel for the claimant and having gone through the impugned judgment, we feel that the LAA NO.1353 of 2005 2 award of the learned subordinate judge cannot be said to be excessive. We do not find any warrant for interference. The appeal is dismissed without any order as to cost. C.O.42/2008 is also dismissed. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/