Appellant No.
It is stated in Maynes Hindu Law and Usages, 13th Edition, Paragraph 242 in Chapter VII, as follows A custom known as that of illatom adoption prevails among the Reddi and Kamma castes in the Madras Presidency.
Appellant No.
Aggrieved by the order of dismissal made by the said Tribunal, the appellants filed a Civil Revision Petition No.
1 was entitled to the afore said share under an agreement Exhibit A I .
From the Judgment and Order dated 21.4.1978 of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in Civil Revision Petition No.
1 is the illatom son in law of Appellant No.
2 claimed an increase in the ceiling unit permitted to be held by him on the ground that appellant No.
3974 of 1977 in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh which was dismissed by a learned Single Judge of the High Court by a companymon judgment along with other companynected matters on April 21, 1978.
Both of them claimed that appellant No.
The appellants preferred an appeal to the Land Reforms Appellate Tribunal, Anantapur which was dismissed on November 4, 1977.
2 deposed in the inquiry held that appellant No.
2 held surplus holding to an extent of 0.4109 standard acres and directed him to surrender the excess land.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
In his declaration, appellant No.
1 as his illatom son in law who had attained the age of majority had a share in the properties of his father in law, appellant No.
The Land Re forms Tribunal, Anantapur by its judgment dated May 31, 1977, rejected the claim of the appellants and held that the declarant, appellant No.
This appeal by special leave is one of the appeals directed against the companymon judgment of the said High Court.
Subba Rao, G. Narasimhulu and A.D.N. Rao for the Appel lants.
1 was entitled to a half share in his properties as his illatom son in law.
3850 of 1991.
3974 of 1977.
1 was declared as number holding any land in excess of ceiling limit.
The parties belong to the Reddi caste in an area of Andhra Pradesh which originally formed part of the Madras Presidency.
Counsel heard.
V.S.N. Chari and Ms. Manjula Gupta for the Respondent.
The appellants filed their respective declarations under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act, 1973, hereinafter referred to as the Ceiling Act .
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by KANIA, J. Leave granted.
Appellant No.
