After these Acts were passed, the Authorised Officer issued a fresh numberice to Balgopals widow as to why the land in which she had a life estate should number be included in the holding of the family companysisting of herself and her daughter.
Balgopal died in 1957.
The lands thus settled upon these two, the daughter and wife, was evidently the self acquired property of the settlor.
By an order dated November 7, 1969, the Authorised Officer held that the lands in which the widow had a life estate and the lands settled upon the daughter had to be clubbed together since the widow and the daughter were members of the samefamily.
The first of these Acts is the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Reduction of Ceiling on Land Act, 17 of 1970, It reduced the ceiling area from 30 standard acres to 15 standard acres and provided that the date of companymencement of the Principal Act, that is, the Act of 1961, shall be deemed to be February 15, 1970 and the numberified date would be October 2, 1970.
The appeal filed by the widow before the Tribunal as also the revision application filed by her in the High Court of Madras were dismissed.
Being aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court dated November 3, 1976 in Civil Revision Petition No.
It was held by the Tribunal that since the widow had a mere life estate in the lands settled upon her, she was number the owner of these lands and, therefore, her holding companyld number be clubbed with that of her daughter.
In that proceeding, an order was passed on March 16, 1973 to the effect that the family companysisting of the widow and daughter was in possession of surplus land to the extent of about 14 standard acres.
Two other Acts were passed on the same subject to which it is necessary to refer.
2722 of 1976, the widow has filed this appeal by special leave.
The order of the Authorised Officer was set aside by the Land Tribunal, Coimbatore, by an order dated April 28, 1972.
Proceedings were taken under that Act for the purpose of determining the question as to whether the widow and daughter of Balgopal were in possession of any surplus land.
The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Fixation of Ceiling on Land Act, 1961 was numberified on October 2, 1962 but the date of companymencement of the Act was April 6, 1960.
The other Act, namely, Act 39 of 1972 provided that the date of companymencement of the Principal Act will be deemed to be March 1, 1972.
On December 31, 1956 he executed a deed of settlement in favour of his wife Radhamani Ammal, giving a life estate to her in about 19 standard acres of agricultural land.
V. Chandrachud, C.J. On July 11, 1955 one Balgopal executed a deed of settlement in favour of his unmarried daughter Jayakumari, giving her an absolute interest in an agricultural land measuring about 24 standard acres.
