IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2011 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1933 LA.App..No. 313 of 2011() ------------------------- LAR.395/2007 of II ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT(S)/RESPONDENT NO1 IN LAR: -------------- STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA T.THANKAPPAN RESPONDENT(S)/CLAIMANTS AND R2 IN LAR : --------------- 1. JALASIOUS G, TC11/439,BHAGAVATHI KOVIL LANE, NANTHENCODE P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695010 2. THE SECRETARY, TRIDA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695010 THIS LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ------------------------ L.A.A.No. 313 OF 2011 ------------------------ Dated this the 13th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT Pius C.Kuriakose, J. Even though apparently attractive grounds have been raised and Smt.Latha T.Thankappan learned senior Government Pleader addressed submissions before us based on those grounds, we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment. The property was in Vanchiyoor village. The acquisition was for the purpose of widening of road from Museum to Thamparanoor over bridge. Section 4(1) notification was published on 7/9/2004. Under the impugned judgment, the Reference Court has refixed value of land under acquisition from Rs.2,11,530/- to Rs.9,88,000/- per Are. 3. Having regard to the decisions taken by this court in other cases pertaining to the acquisition of land for various purposes in the same village, including the judgment in L.A.A No.1205/2010 we feel that the rate presently fixed is not at all LAA.No.313/2011 2 excessive. Under the impugned judgment enhanced compensation is awarded for structures to the tune of Rs.50,000/-. Even that award, in our view, is not excessive. The appeal will stand dismissed in limine. No costs. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE,JUDGE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE dpk