Bhat, J.

This revision is directed against the order passed by the Taluk Land Board, Quilandy on 24-11-1983. Learned single judge before whom the case came up for hearing referred the case to a Division Bench.

2. This case involves interpretation of the provisions relating to ceiling contained in Chapter III of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (for short 'the Act'). Under S.83 of the Act with effect from such date as may be notified by the Government, no person shall be entitled to own or hold or to possess under a mortgage lands, in the aggregate in excess of the ceiling area. Government notified the date as 1-1-1970. As on that date petitioner's family consisted of himself, his wife and six minor children. Under S.82(1)(a) of the Act, ceiling area for this family (which we may call statutory family) is thirteen standard acres subject to the limit of twenty ordinary acres. In prior proceedings Taluk Land Board as per order dated 24-2-1983 held that this family had 15.43 acres of land equivalent to 11.49 standard acres as on 1-1-1970 and the family did not own or possess land in excess of the ceiling area and the proceedings were dropped. The order took into consideratio