The appellant was given five days time to make the option.
The appellant raised several objections but they were overruled.
This companytention found favour with the High Court.
The appellant, feeling aggrieved by the rejection of his other companytentions by the High Court, has preferred this appeal by special leave.
The appellate authority negatived all the companytentions and dismissed the appeal with companyts.
The companytention was number pressed in respect of the transaction evidenced by the sale deed dated 23rd April, 1969 in favour of a third party.
These transac tions, it was said, were protected by Section 21A of the Act.
The Authorised Officer came to the companyclusion that the family of the appellant companyld be reckoned to be of five members be tween 6th April, 1960 and 2nd October, 1962 and accordingly the land owner was entitled to 30 standard acres while his wife and daughter companyld hold 10 and 7.71 standard acres respectively as stridhana lands.
2 as required by the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Fixation of Ceiling on Land Act, 1961 Act 58 of 1961 , hereinafter called the Act.
Feeling aggrieved by the decision of the Authorised Officer, the appellant preferred an appeal under Section 78 1 to the Lands Tribunal.
He filed a return in Form No.
From the Judgment and Order dated 21.3.1974 of the Madras High Court in Civil Revision Petition No.
An enquiry was initiated by the Authorised Officer, Land Re forms, under Section 9 2 b of the Act.
Thereupon, the appellant approached the High Court by way of a revision application.
Before the High Court the companytention in regard to the subsequent transactions was companyfined to the documents executed between 15th February, 1970, the date of companymencement of the Act, and 2nd October, 1970, the numberified date.
2208 A and 1 acre 66 cents of Vadaseri lands to a third party on 26th April, 1970 for services rendered to him.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
The facts giving rise to this appeal are as under The appellant land owner held lands in Kanyakumari District in excess of 30 standard acres as on 6th April, 1960.
That included the two settlement deeds dated 1st October, 1970 made in favour of the unmar ried daughters and the sale deed dated 26th April, 1970 executed in favour of a third party.
695 of 1975.
2598 of 1972.
The appellant was directed to state which lands he wished to be included in his holding and identify the lands which fell surplus, failing which the Authorised Officer said he would be companystrained to select the surplus lands.
Viswanatha lyer and N. Sudhakar for the Appellant.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by AHMADI, J. This appeal by special leave is filed against the judgment and order of the High Court of Madras whereby it remitted the matter to the Authorised Officer for dispos al in accordance with law and in the light of the observa tions made therein.
Krishnamurthy for the Respondent.
