ALLADI KUPPUSWAMI, J.

( 1 ) THESE two revision petitions arise out of proceedings under the andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (referred to in this judgment as the Act ). As a common question of law arises in these two revision petitions, they were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. It is admitted by the learned counsel on both sides that the facts in the two cases are almost identical and the decision in one will govern the other. It is therefore sufficient if we deal with C. R. P. No. 1313/76.

( 2 ) THE respondent filed a declaration under section 8 (1) of the Act- in annexure III to the declaration, he gave particulars of Ac. 5-09 cents of wet land and Ac. 50-021 cents of dry land which he had sold on different occasions between 24-1-1971 and 27-3-1972. Under Section 7 of the Act, it is provided as follows:" (I) Where on or after the 24th January, 1971 but before the notified date, any person has transferred whether by way of sale, gift, usufructuary mortgage, exchange, settlement, surrender, or in any other manner whatsoever, any land held by him or created a trust of any land held by him, then the burden of p

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