IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI FRIDAY, THE 3RD JULY 2009 / 12TH ASHADHA 1931 LA.App..No.706 of 2009 ---------------------------- LAR.17/2007 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS ------------------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANTS ---------------------------------- 1. SELVAN, S/O. NELSON, ANUJA NIVAS, PAPPADU, ARTHALA, NETTAYAM P.O., ARUVIKKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DAISY, W/O. NELSON, ANUJA NIVAS, PAPPADU, ARTHALA, NETTAYAM P.O., ARUVIKKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & P. Q. BARKATH ALI, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.706 of 2009 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J This appeal pertains to acquisition of land in Peroorkkada village pursuant to notification under Section 4(1) published on 22/04/04 for the purpose of setting up of expansion programme of composite group and IISU of ISRO. The Land Acquisition Officer awarded land value at Rs.20,687/- per Are which was enhanced by the Reference Court by the impugned judgment to Rs.37,500/- per Are. It is brought to our notice that this Court by judgment in LAA.199/09 and other cases approved enhancement at similar rates for L. A. A. No.706 of 2009 -2- similar properties acquired for the same purpose. This appeal accordingly, will stand dismissed in limine. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE P. Q. BARKATH ALI JUDGE kns/-