consequential notification has been made under Section 10(5) of the Act, against which, the petitioner's mother filed an Appeal L.T.C.M.A No.15/1987 before the Court of the Land Tribunal in Thanjavur. The Land Tribunal set aside the said order and remanded the same for passing suitable orders. Aggrieved over the same, the peti tioner's mother preferred C.R.P.No.2238 of 1989, before the Principal Seat of this Court. In the meantime, the petitioner filed W.P.No.2745 of 1989 challenging the Notification dated 15.02.1989. On constitution of the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Special Appellate Tribunal, the above cases have been transferred to the said Tribunal and numbered as TRP.490/91 (CRP No.2238/89) and TRP 507/91 (WP.No.2745/89) dated 17.02.1995. The Special Appellate Tribunal upheld the orders of Land Tribunal in two grounds and remitted the matter to the Assistant Commissioner to enquire as to whether the properties held by Krishnasamy Reddiyar were ancestral in his hands and whether his son had a right by birth to a half share. After enquiry, the Assistant Commissioner arrived at a conclusion that there is a surplus of 135.94 ordinary acres equivalent to 81.450 standard acres of lands as on 06.04.1960 and the petitioners were directed to specify the list of surplus lands to be surrendered, failing which, the surplus lands will be selected under Section 10 (3) of the Act. Aggrieved over the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Section 78 of the Act, before the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms Tribunal. As the post of Chairman of Tribunal is vacant at that relevant point of time, the petitioner filed this writ petition.
