On an appeal to the Land Tribunal, the order was companyfirmed in so far as it related to Sumathis property.
It was amended by the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Reduction of ceiling on land Act 17 of 1970.
According to Section 3 11 , the date of companymencement of the Act means the 15th day of February 1970.
It is that order which is challenged in this petition.
An order was passed by the Assistant Commissioner Land Reforms holding that the family of Govindaswami companysisting of himself, his wife and unmarried daughter had a surplus of 18.178 standard acres and directed Govindasami to declare the same.
When the Authorities under the Act initiated proceedings to calculate the ceiling area of Govindaswamis family, they included the lands gifted to Sumathi by her grand father.
Versus The Authorised Officer, Land Reforms, kaacheepuram dated October 27,1993.
The Tribunal dismissed the revision by order dated 14.8.95 holding that the question is companycluded by a judgment of this Court in Civil Appeal No 4419 of 1989 dated 27.10.1993.
A revision petition was filed in the High Court of Madras which was later transferred to the Land Reforms Special Appellate Tribunal, Madras on the companystitution thereof.
Section 5 i of the Act provides that the ceiling in the case of every person and the ceiling area in the case of every family companysisting of number more than five members shall be 15 standard acres.
SRINIVASAN, J. Leave granted.
The relevant facts which are number in dispute are as follows The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Fixation of ceiling on land Act 1961 hereinafter referred to as the Act received the assent of the President on 13th April 1962.
