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S. M. SUBRAMANIAM, C. KUMARAPPAN
C. J. Ramakrishnan (Died) – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S.M. SUBRAMANIAM, J.
1. The present Intra Court Appeal has been instituted challenging the writ order dated 03.11.2015 in WP No. 25731 of 2011.
2. The writ petitioners are the appellants before us.
3. The land measuring 6.02 acres in S. No. 80/2 (Old S.Nos.229 and 241) in Perur Village, Coimbatore District, is the subject matter in the present Writ Appeal.
3.1 Once Smt.K.R.Masthammal had executed the Settlement Deed in favour of Smt.Rukmani @ Prema (Foster daughter), land measuring 50.35 acres. The said Smt.K.R.Masthammal had executed another Settlement Deed in favour of another Foster daughter viz., Smt.Thai @ Nanjammal to an extent of 33.59 acres.
4. The Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Lands) Act, 1961 [hereinafter referred to as the 'Act', in short], came into force. The Act was notified in the Gazette on 02.10.1962 and retrospective effect was given. Consequently, the Authorities under the Act, issued notices to transferors and transferees on 01.08.1967.
5. The Settlement Deeds executed on 06.04.1960 and 09.04.1960 were fell under the definition of the Act. As the Settlement Deeds were executed after the date of commencement of the Act, the Competent Authori
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