K. MADHAVA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE Revision Petition under section 21 of Andhra Pradesh Land reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 hereinafter referred to as the Act filed by the declarant is directed against the order of the Land reforms Appellate Tribunal, Mahaboobnagar in L. R. A. No. 53 of 1976.

( 2 ) THE petitioner s family consists of himself, his wife, his minor son and two minor daughters. According to him his father died after 1956 and his mother is alive. He inter aliea pleaded that his mother had a 1/4th snare in the property and the same has to be excluded in computing his holding. The Land Reforms Tribunal held that the petitioner s father died prior to 1956 and therefore his mother had no share in the property. It did not give any finding as to in which year the petitioners father died. The land Reforms Appellate Tribunal, however, reversed that finding and held that the petitioner s father died after 1956 that is after the Hindu Succession act came into force. On that basis the Appellate Tribunal found the petitioner s mother entitled to 1/4th share in the properties. The holding of the petitioner s family referred to above was found to be comprised of ac.

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