IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2009 / 27TH ASWINA 1931 LA.App..No. 1505 of 2002(A) --------------------------------- LAR.3/1999 of DISTRICT COURT, LAKSHADWEEP .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENT: ---------------------------------- THE ADMINISTRATOR, U.T. OF LAKSHADWEEP, KAVARATTI. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON,SC,LAKSHADWEE RESPONDENT(S): CLAIMANT: --------------------------------- S.V. CHERIYAKOYA THANGAL, SHAIKINTE VEETTIL, U.T.OF LAKSHADWEEP, ANDROTH. ADV. SRI.K.K.SATHEESH SRI.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,SC,LAKSHADWEEP ADMN THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & K. SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ L. A. A. No.1505 of 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 19th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Pius C. Kuriakose, J Even though Sri.S.Radhakrishnan, the Standing Counsel for the appellant/Requisitioning Authority addressed us very strenuously and extensively on the various grounds raised in the memorandum of appeal, having carefully scanned the impugned judgment and having taken into account the submissions of Sri.K.K.Satheesh, the learned Counsel for the respondent, we are of the view that the finding of the learned District Judge that the correct market value of the land under acquisition is Rs.1050/- per sq. mtr. is reasonable. The above finding is founded on legal L. A. A. No.1505 of 2002 -2- evidence which was available on record. The approach of the learned District Judge was reasonable and we also 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 District Judge. The appeal is dismissed. However, parties are directed to suffer their costs. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE K. SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE kns/-