SEETHARAM REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS batch of Civil Revision Petitions Nos. 3151/78, 4004/78, 2221/78, and 2274/78 wherein common questions of law do arise, has been directed to be posted before a Division Bench by our learned brother M. Ramachandra Raju, J. for the authoritative pronouncement of judgment, for the reasons that the decision in V. Purnachandra Rao v. State of A. P. (1977) 1 APLJ (HC) 132 BY Justice M. Ramachandra Raju himself, and A, Gangadhara Rao v. G. Gangarao, AIR 1968 Andh. Pra. 291 by Ekbote, J. (as he then was) require reconsideration in view of the decisions of the Supreme Court as well as of this court. The main and important question that arises is whether a gift of land made in favour of daughter of sister towards "pasupu Kumkuma" as marriage provision requires to be conveyed by a registered document. Secondly, whether such lands the possession of the same given to the daughter or sister without any deed of conveyance being registered is liable to be excluded from the holding of the donor for the purpose of Section 8 of the A. P. Land Reforms (Ceiling of Agricultural Holdings ) Act 1973.

( 2 ) THE facts are brief and admit of no controversy. C. R. P. No. 3151 of

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