P. RAMACHANDRA RAJU, J.

( 1 ) THIS revision petition is filed under section 21 of the Andhra Pradesh land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural holdings) Act. 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the act, ). The petitioner filed a declaration as provided under section 8 of the Act on behalf of the family unit consisting of himself his wife and five minor sons. As provided under section 5 of the Act, the family unit is entitled to 1. 40 standard holdings. The Land reforms Tribunal found the holding of the family unit to be 1. 5540 standard holdings and declared that there is an cxcesss of land equivalent to 0-1550 standard holding to be surrendered to the government. At the relevant time i. e. , on 1-5-1975, which is the notified date, the petitioner is holding Acs. 12-57 cents of double-crop wet land. Subsequent to 24-1-1971 between dates 13-3-1972 and 22-4-1972 the petitioner sold a total extent of Acs. 4-73 cents of double-crop wet land under five sale deeds, Exs. D- 8 tod-12 He sold the same for a total consideration of about Rs. 28,000/ -. Admittedly the petitioner has a business. He has both a doth shop and a medicine shop. The purpose of sales mentioned in the sale deeds is that the m

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