Since common questions are involved in these Original Petitions, they were 'heard jointly and disposed of by a common judgment.

2. Government assigned 50 cents of land in R. S.93 of Kolariamsom under S.96 of Kerala Land Reforms Act in favour of one Kumbathi Narayanan. As per proceedings of District Collector, Kannur, No.B8-60553/ 75 dated 24-4-1976. It appears, the said Narayanan assigned the entire land as per assignment deed No.2005/85 dated 19-11-1985 on the file of Mattannur S.R. p. in favour of the petitioner in O.P.No.i544/ 92. Subsequently in 1988, as per registered assignment deed dated 31-8-1988, petitioner in O.P. 1774/92 assigned the 281/4 cents of property in favour, of the petitioner in O.P.1544/92. It is alleged that Narayanan sold the property, when he was undergoing treatment for the purpose of raising funds for the treatment and the petitioner in O.P.1544/92 purchased the property for the purpose of putting up a godown for stocking gas cylinders. It is also submitted that he constructed a godown spending Rs.1,50,000/

3. While matters stood so, 1st respondent initiated proceedings under R.29(8) of Kerala Land Reforms (Ceiling) Rules for resumption of the