1. Two points arise for consideration in this Civil Revision Petition filed by the State of Kerala against the order of the Taluk Land Board, Kunnathur in suo mote case No. 17 of 1977 taken against the respondent under S.87 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, I of 1964, for short the Act. The points are:

1. Whether a Taluk Land Board can take suo mote proceedings under S.87 of the Act without prior intimation from the Land Board, Trivandrum; and

2. Whether a Taluk Land Board has the power to fix the ceiling and direct surrender of excess land under S.87 of the Act if the land or lands acquired after 111970 was or were included in the draft statement issued to the person in determining his ceiling under S.85 of the Act.

2. In C. C. Nos. 178 of 1973 and 179 of 1973, the Taluk Land Board, Kunnathur fixed the ceiling of the respondent under S.85 of the Act and directed him to surrender 12.23 acres as excess lands. In the draft statement issued, the Taluk Land Board had also included in the total extent 5.50 acres purchased by the respondent after 141970. The final order of the Taluk Land Board was challenged by the respondent in CRP. No. 523 of 1975 before this Court and this Cour