P V DEVASSIA Vs. STATE OF KERALA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) This appeal by special leave arises from the judgment of the High court of Kerala in CRP No. 1916 of 1984 dated 29/1/1988. The appellant has two married sons. He executed two gift deeds, Ex. R-l and Ex. R-2 bequeathing 10 acres and 11 acres respectively in favour of his sons. He had applied for exemption of those lands from his ceiling area prescribed under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. On remand by the High court, the Land tribunal gave the benefit of 6 acres to each of the sons. For rest of the land covered by the gift deeds, the revision petition was filed. The High court confirmed the order of the Land tribunal and dismissed the revision petition.

(3.) Section 84 (1-A) reads thus: