1. The petitioner has filed the Special Revision Petition under Section 83 of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961 (for short Act) before the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Special Appellate Tribunal, challenging an order dated 11.12.2000 passed by the second respondent Land Commissioner. The said petition was not numbered.

2. In view of the abolition of the Tribunal, the matter stood transferred to this Court and was renumbered as CRP No.1942 of 2003. However, a learned Judge of this court opined that no Civil Revision Petition will lie as the officers whose orders under challenge were not a Court but only statutory authorities. Therefore, the CRP was converted into writ petition and notice was ordered.

3. The facts leading to the case are as follows:

The petitioner is a resident of Govindapuram Village. He held agricultural lands to an extent of 70.55 Ordinary Acres equivalent to 23.152 Std.Acres as on 15.02.1970, the date of commencement of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (FCL) Act, 58/61, as amended by Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (RCL) Act 17/70 (for short Act). A draft statement under Section 10(1) was published in the Government Gazette on 30.03.197