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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 27915
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
S.MANU, J
ABDUL AZEEZ – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
LA.APP. NO. 92 OF 2020 | LAR NO.13 OF 2010 | LAR NO.14 OF 2010
Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.JOHNSON GOMEZ, SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM), SRI.S.BIJU (KIZHAKKANELA), SRI.SANJAY JOHNSON, SMT. JANE MARIA TOMY
For the Respondents: ADV. REKHA C NAIR, SR.GP - R1, DSGI - R2
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.JOHNSON GOMEZ, SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM), SRI.S.BIJU (KIZHAKKANELA), SRI.SANJAY JOHNSON, SMT. JANE MARIA TOMY
For the Respondents: ADV. REKHA C NAIR, SR.GP - R1, DSGI - R2
Appeal dismissed for non-payment of balance court fee, mandatory for maintainability.
Headnote:First Paragraph: Land Acquisition Act governs compensation disputes in appeals against lower court decrees. Claimant appealed sub court judgment on land acquisition compensation. Court found balance court fee unpaid, leading to procedural dismissal. Second Paragraph: Sole issue was compliance with court fee payment requirement for appeal maintainability. Ratio requires payment of requisite court fee as mandatory condition precedent. Third Paragraph: Appeal rejected due to non-payment of balance court fee.
JUDGMENT
Balance court fee has not been paid.
Therefore, the appeal is rejected.
