the said Suit was decreed in favour of the said P.Govindan Namboothiripad, vide decree dated 10.04.1959. Against the said decree, the Government has filed an appeal before the District Court, Nagercoil, in A.S.No.132/1959, which was later transferred to the Sub Court, Nagercoil and renumbered as A.S.No.258 of 1959 and the said appeal was dismissed by the Additional Sub Court, Nagercoil by judgment dated 15.02.1960 and against which, the State has preferred Second Appeal in S.A.NO.330/1961 and the Second Appeal also dismissed on 14.03.1963, upholding the ownership of the said P.Govindan namboothiripad and no further appeal had been filed against the Second Appeal Judgment. After the death of the said Govindhan Namboothiripad, his son viz., Padmanabhan Namboothiripad, the husband of the 1st petitioner, submitted a petition dated 07.01.1992 before the 2nd respondent for issuance of patta in respect of all the lands covered by the Dhanam including the properties which were the subject matter of the Suit. However, the 2nd respondent without considering the decree passed by the Civil Court, has rejected the said petition by an order dated 03.03.1997. Against which, the said Padmanabhan Namboothiripad, filed a review
