State of Kerala v. Gopalan
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court allowed the State of Kerala's appeal against the enhancement of land value in a land acquisition matter. Drawing upon prior judgments where similar appeals regarding identical properties were dismissed, the Court confirmed the land value fixed by the Reference Court in the underlying proceedings.
What did the court decide?
The appeal was dismissed. The enhanced land value fixed by the Reference Court is confirmed and the judgment of the Principal Sub Judge in LAR No. 13 of 2002 is quashed.