9.Admittedly, the lands S.No.15/2, Kaduvettividuthi Village, Orathanadu Taluk, Thanjavur District, to an extent of 1.29.5 hectares has been assigned to the respondents 4 to 14, by the Special Tahsildar (Assignment), Orathanadu, as per his proceedings in Rc.311/92-B2, dated 21.01.1992 on certain conditions. The main condition is that the assignees must brought the lands in cultivation within a period of three years. At the instance of the objection raised by the then President of Sivaviduthi Panchayat, the Tahsildar, Orathanadu sent a report to the Revenue Divisional Officer to cancel the assignment made in favour of the respondents 4 to 14, on the ground that they have not complied the condition of assignment. The Revenue Divisional Officer cancelled the assignment by his proceedings, dated 17.12.1998. The Appeal preferred by the respondents 4 to 14, before the District Revenue Officer, Thanjavur was dismissed on 27.07.2007 as per the proceedings in RC.No.H1/74693/2001. Pending the appeal, re-assignment was made in favour of the petitioners in R.C.B2/7543/2001 dated 17.07.2001 and the same was stayed by the District Revenue officer, Thanjavur. On 27.07.2007, the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Thanjavur was confirmed by the District Revenue Officer, Thanjavur, vide his proceedings in RC.No.H1/74693/2001. Aggrieved over the same, the respondents 4 to 14/assignees have preferred a revision petition before the third respondent, on the ground that the land assigned was not sub-divided and identified to them immediately after assignment and the same was done only during July 1999. After elaborate enquiry, the third respondent has held that though the assignment of lands has been made on 21.01.1992 and sub division fees also remitted by the assignees on 22.01.1992, sub division and identification of lands were made only during July 1999; the assignment was cancelled on 17.12.1999 within a period of five months from the identification of boundaries of the assigned land. It was further observed that the assignees were not given reasonable opportunity of three years for bringing the land into cultivation.
