IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 26TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1930 LA.App..No. 183 of 2009() ------------------------- LAR.62/2007 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.K.BABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. INDIRA, D/O. PADMAVATHY, BINU BHAVAN, CHITHRANAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANATHAPURAM. 2. BINU, S/O. CHANDRAN, BINU BHAVAN, CHITHRANAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANATHAPURAM. 3. BINOD, S/O. BINU BHAVAN, CHITHRANAGAR, VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No. 183 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 26th day of February, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. We are not inclined to admit this appeal, which pertains to acquisition of land in Peroorkada Village for setting up of expansion programme of composite group and II SU of Indian Space Research Organization pursuant to Section 4(1) notification published on 22/4/2004. The land acquisition officer had included this property in category No.E and awarded land value at the rate of Rs.20,687/- per Are. The reference Court, on considering the evidence adduced by the claimants, refixed the land value at Rs.37,500/- per Are. Present case was not a case in isolation. The reference court considered and decided other reference cases involving the properties in other categories also. That court on a uniform basis enhanced the land value awarded by the land acquisition officer by 80% for all the categories. 2. We had occasion to consider the appeals pertaining to other categories of properties. We had found under our judgment that the enhancement by 80% given by the officer is L.A.A.No.183/2009 2 justified. After all, the property was in Peroorkada Village within the city limits of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and on going through the impugned judgment, we feel that the approach of the learned Judge was quite reasonable. The appeal will stand dismissed in limine. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE dpk