Dr. K.G. Shankar, J.

1. What is the scope of a review? Whether a review lies in this case? Whether the impugned order is liable to be reviewed? If so, to what extent? -these are the questions that arise for consideration in this case.

2. The primary question is whether Survey No.46, Akkrampally Village, admeasuring Ac.23-83 cents of land is a tank known as Polavani Kunta or Polavari Gunta is a village wherein a small tank by the same name exists. Government declared Akkrampally as Inam Estate and had taken over the same on 07-01-1959 under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates Abolition Act, 1948 (Estates Abolition Act, for short). One Tirupathi Doraswami Iyengar owned Ac.23-83 cts. of land in R.S.No.46 as a pattedar. The property was purchased on 14-7-1930 by P. Munuswamy Reddy as a member of the joint family consisting of himself and his brother P.Ramakrishna Reddy.

3. P. Ramakrishna Reddy and 6 others filed W.P.No.5121 of 1979 apprehending assignment of Survey No.46 in favour of M.S. Reddy. The writ petition was dismissed on 18-11-1985. During the pendency of W.P.No.5121 of 1979, Puligoru Gopal Reddy filed an application before the Settlement Officer,