The petitioners herein belong Hindu Adi Dravidar Community and they are hailing from poor family. The petitioners 1 to 3 and the fathers of the petitioners 4 and 5 have been given assignment of land in S.Nos.73/1, 74, 75/2 and 75/3 to an extent of 7.04 acres under the provisions of Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Disposal of Surplus Land) Rules, 1965, as per the proceedings of the Assistant Commissioner Land Reforms, Coimbatore dated 25.04.1986 along with other persons. Since the original landowners of surplus land and the subsequent purchasers filed writ petitions, challenging the Land Ceiling Proceedings, the petitioners have not been handed over possession of the land in spite of assignment of land entered in 1986. Subsequent to the disposal of the writ petitions, Assistant Commissioner, Land Reforms, Coimbatore, issued order of assignment in favour of the petitioners in the year 1996 in Form F and Rule 8(6) of Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Disposal of Surplus Land), 1965 by which each petitioner has been assigned with 1.39 acres of land except 5th petitioner's father Late Rasiappan who was assigned with 1.48 acres of land, as per the conditions stated therein. The petitioners further submit that as per the conditions of allotment, the land should be cultivated by the assignee and utilized for agricultural purposes. Accordingly, the after the allotment of land by way of assignment, the petitioners have also cultivated the land for the fasli year 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411 continuously. Further, the petitioners have also made kist payment for the land assigned apart from other land revenues.
