1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition to quash the impugned proceedings of the first respondent dated 29.5.2000 and consequently to treat the land as falling outside the purview of the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1978.

2. The short facts for the disposal of the writ petition are as follows. The petitioner is the owner of the land in R.S. No. 8/3 and 9/9A of Palavakkam Village of an extent of 1 acre. When the proceedings were initiated under the Tamil Nadu Urban Land Ceiling Act, the Government passed an order under Section 9(5) of the said Act, and acquired an extent of 3576 sq.mts and consequently, a notification under Section 9(5) of the Act was also issued. The petitioner made a revision challenging the said acquisition proceedings initiated by the Government. The same was rejected by the first respondent as early as on 18.1.1987. The petitioner filed a revision under Section 34 of the said Act in June, 1997 stating that the Government had earlier exercised its discretion and exempted the land owned by a few from the purview of the said Act and basing upon the said principle, the petitioner also had to be given the same benefit. The sa