JUDGMENT

The writ petition has been filed praying to set aside Ext.P9 order issued by the 2nd respondent and for a direction to respondents 1 & 2 not to cancel the registration granted to the petitioner regarding 4.40 Ares of land in Old Survey No.1681/3, Re-survey No.188/19 in Manickal Village, under the Transfer of Registry Rules.

2. The property in question devolved on the petitioner's mother by virtue of the preliminary and final decree in O.S.No.4/1972 of Sub Court, Attingal. As per the decree, the petitioner's mother was entitled to 11 Cents of land in Survey No.1681/3 (Re-Survey 188/19) in Manickal Village. The nature of the property was Sree Pandaravaka property. The petitioner's mother applied under Sections 4 & 8 of the Sree Pandaravaka Lands (Vesting & Enfranchisement) Act, 1971 for the assignment of the proprietary/ownership right over the 11 Cents of land. The Sree Pandaravaka Special Tahsildar issued Ext.P13 patta to the petitioner's mother. The petitioner's mother had been remitting land tax for the land ever since. The petitioner's mother executed a gift deed regarding the said 11 cents of land in favour of the petitioner, and the petitioner has been remitting land