T.S.SIVAGNANAM, J.

The petitioners, who are the legal heirs of one Mr.A.S.Nagarajan, have filed this Writ Petition challenging the order passed by the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Special Appellate Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the 'Tribunal') in TRP No.70 of 1999, dated 15.11.2000, by which the Revision Petition filed challenging the order passed by the Special Commissioner, Urban Land Ceiling and Land Reforms/ first respondent dated 16.04.1990, was rejected.

2. This petition was filed to reconsider an order passed by the first respondent rejecting an appeal filed under Section 33 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulations) Act, 1978, (Act) which was dismissed by the first respondent as time barred. This appeal petition filed by the petitioners was challenging the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Urban Land Ceiling and Land Reforms/second respondent dated 31.10.1985, declaring an extent of 550 sq mts., as excess vacant land in the hands of the original land owner.

3. We have heard Mr.V.Ramesh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.V.R.Kamalanathan, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the first and second respondents and consider