B. SUBHASHAN REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THOUGH more than one contentions have been raised, particularly stressing on the nature of the property as to whether self-acquired or joint family, only one contention deserves consideration and not the remaining contentions.

( 2 ) THE said contention which deserves consideration is with regard to availability of area for exemption under G. O. Ms. No. 733 Revenue (UC. III) department, dated 31-10-1988. This contention was raised as a third contention before the first respondent herein. While the petitioners pleaded that even assuming that the land in question was to be treated as a separate property of the first petitioner herein, the same stands exempted by virtue of the G. O. referred to above. The legal aspect as to whether an application has to be filed seeking exemption pursuant to the above G. O. , or the above G. O. perse exempts the extent of the land mentioned in it was already decided by me in c.

( 3 ) IN the above decision, I took a view that inasmuch as the above G. O. grants general exemption for the lands in peripheral areas, no application need be filed and that the exemption to the specified extents is automatic. Yet another aspect which

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