JUDGMENT

(Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Declaration declaring the Final Draft Statement under Section 9(6)(b) of the Pondicherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973, passed by the 2nd respondent in M.R.1/49 on 07.12.1976 as illegal, void and unenforceable against the petitioners.)

1. The petition in W.M.P.No.11404 of 2018 filed under Section 2-B Appendix V of AS Rules, is ordered.

2. The above writ petition is filed for issuance of a Writ of Declaration declaring the Final Draft Statement under Section 9(6)(b) of the Pondicherry Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1973, (hereinafter referred to as “the Act” for brevity), passed by the 2nd respondent, in M.R.1/49 on 07.12.1976, as illegal, void and unenforceable against the petitioners.

3. The writ petition is filed by one Ramachandra Naidu and four others, who are represented by their Power of Attorney Agent, namely M.Iyeappan. However, the deponent, who is the Power of Attorney Agent, has described himself as the petitioner and stated that he is the grandson of Ramachandra Naicker, who is the father of respondents 3 to 7.

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