MURLIDHER RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner is a declarant, having filed his declaration under Section 66 of the Karnataka land Reforms Act he hold 140 acres and 37 guntas of lands in villages Dandothi and Mallkhad, chittapur Taluk, Gulbarga District. His family, as per his declaration, consists of himself, his wife, two major sons and four unmarried daughters. The lands are 'd' class lands and the petitioner states that "the lands declared by him are the joint family lands, which arc shared by himself, his wife, two major sons and four unmarried daughters". The Land Tribunal has held that the, petitioner is entitled to hold only 108 acres and hence there is a surplus of 32 acres and 37 guntas 'the Tribunal has considered one son as major. The ceiling limit for an individual or family being 10 units i. e. , 54 acres, it is calculated for two families. Declarant, his wife, one minor son and 4 unmarried daughters, constituting one family and a major son as second family. Thus, calculating, it is held that the declarant is entitled to retain 108 acres i. e. , 54 x 2.

( 2 ) IT is contended by Sri Apparao that Basbeeruddin, the second son of the declarant was also a major, he having been b

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