JUDGMENT

SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, J.:— This application under Article 136 of the Constitution is directed against the judgment and order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay, Nagpur Bench, dated 7th September, 1987. Before the Division Bench, the landholder the petitioner herein, had challenged the dismissal of the writ petition at the stage of admission by the learned single Judge confirming the order of the learned Sub-Divisional Officer, Amravati, dated 28th February, 1984 and also the order of the Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal, Nagpur, dated 26th December, 1984, declaring very large areas of land to be in excess of the ceiling area permissible to be held by the petitioner.

2. The case of the petitioner is that his family unit, as defined under Section 4 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Land (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, hereinafter called the Act, consisted of himself, his wife, two sons and a minor daughter. His further case was that during the period between 26-9-1970 to 2-10-1975, he did not hold any land of his own. His wife Vidyavati was holding during the said period certain land (particulars whereof are not necessary). His son, who was minor, was also holding du