O R D E R

The application filed by the petitioners under Section 85(8) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act was rejected by the Taluk Land Board, Mananthavady in TLB. 119/73 by order dated 14.07.2000. This order is under challenge in this Revision.

2. The declarant M.P. Kannan Nair was the sole surviving member of the family and was entitled to hold an extent of 7.50 acres of land. The ceiling case against him was disposed of on 16.01.1976. Later, the proceedings were re-opened under section 85(9A) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act. In the revised draft statement, the total extent of land included in the account of the declarant was 15.21 acres. The declarant was directed to surrender an extent of 6.45 acres. The declarant contended that he had gifted several items of property to his major children and that an extent of 7 acres of land was transferred to Kunhiraman Nair, the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioners herein, as per registered document No.1224 of 1965. The Taluk Land Board held that the transaction in favour of Kunhiraman Nair was invalid under section 84 of the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The claim petition filed by the petitioners was accordingly rejected.

3. After the the order