IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH MARCH 2011 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1932 CRP.No. 230 of 2009() ------------------------------- CC.NO.1117/1973 of TALUK LAND BOARD, OTTAPALAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER(S): PETITIONER ----------------------------------------------------- PRABHAKARAN,S/O.KRISHNAN, PERUMPARAMBIL HOUSE,PEROOR POST,OTTAPALAM, REP.BY THE POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER JALAJA PRABHAKARAN,W/O.PRABHAKARAN, 32 YEARS,PERUMPARAMBIL HOUSE,PEROOR POST. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI SRI.R.SREEHARI RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS -------------------------------------------------- 1. TALUK LAND BOARD,OTTAPALAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SR GOVT PLEADER(LAND REFORMS) SRI.M.L.SAJEEVAN THIS CIVIL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: sts P. BHAVADASAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C.R.P. No. 230 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of March, 2011. ORDER Petitioner was a Section 85(8) claimant. He moved an application for exemption before the Taluk Land Board, Ottappalam in C.C. 1117 of 1973. The claim of the petitioner was considered in paragraph 23 of the impugned order. By order dated 7.3.2008 his claim was rejected on the ground that the assignment was after 1.1.1970. 2. The only point raised by the learned counsel for the revision petition is that in view of Section 7E of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, the matter will have to be considered afresh. 3. There is some force in the above submission. In the light of Section 7E, the matter will have to be reconsidered since sales even after 1.1.1970 are validated by the said provision. C.R.P.230/2009. 2 In the result, this revision petition is allowed, the impugned order, as far as the petitioner is concerned, is set aside and the matter is remanded to the Taluk Land Board for fresh consideration in accordance with law and in the light of what has been stated above. The Taluk Land Board shall dispose of the matter within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. P. BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sb.