The short facts of the case are as follows:- The petitioner submits that she is the owner of the land bearing Survey No.164/1 situated in Thazhambur Village, Kelambakkam Firca, to an extent of 5 acres. The said land was part of a large extent of 600 acres purchased by one Sri. Perumalsamy Reddy in a Court auction sale held in the year 1929. These lands came to be vested with the Government under Act 26 of 1948 hereinafter referred to as "the said Act". The petitioner further submits that during the Settlement Proceedings there were no claimants as a result of which, Settlement Officer classified these lands as Anadheenam land. Even after many years, there were no claims over the said lands. An extent of about 150 acres were classified as assessed dry waste and assigned to 36 political sufferers by the Tahsildar, Chengalpattu, the sixth respondent herein. One such plot measuring an extent of 5 acres in Survey No.164/1 in Thazhambur Village, Chengalpattu Taluk was assigned in favour of one B.S.Radhakrishnan.

2. The petitioner further submits that the said B.S.Radhakrishnan was a political sufferer and the Government assigned the said land through the Proceedings of the Tahsildar