IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.Q.BARKATH ALI WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2009 / 14TH SRAVANA 1931 LA.App..No. 793 of 2008() ------------------------- LAR.137/2003 of SUB COURT, PALA .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT ------------------------ STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAYAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA.T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT ----------------------- 1. M.D.JOSEPH, S/O.DEVASSYA, MATTATHIL, BHARANANGANAM KARA BHARANGANAM VILLAGE 2. THE MUNICIPALITY, PALA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY ADV. SRI.P.C.HARIDAS FOR R1 SRI.V.M.KURIAN FOR R2 SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN FOR R2 SRI.K.T.THOMAS FOR R2 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE & P.Q.BARKATH ALI, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L.A.A.No. 793 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius.C.Kuriakose, J. We are not inclined to entertain this appeal which pertains to acquisition of land for upgradation of Ettumanoor-Erattupetta State High way. The relevant Section 4(1) notification was published on 22-01-2003. The land acquisition officer awarded land value at the rate of Rs. 4489/- per Are. The reference court enhanced the same to Rs. 10489/- per Are. 2. Having gone through the impugned judgment, we find that it is taking into account the importance of the locality and the over all impression gathered from the oral evidence adduced by the parties that this enhancement was granted. We feel that it is more or less the correct market value of the property at the relevant time which has been arrived at by the learned Subordinate Judge. The appeal will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE P.Q.BARKATH ALI JUDGE sv.