LAND COMMISSIONER MADRAS vs RAJESWARI

The appeal challenges a Madras High Court decision regarding the determination of surplus land under the Tamil Nadu Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling on Land) Act, 1961. The core issue involves whether the respondent, Rajeswari, could be considered a family member for ceiling purposes under Section 5(4)(b)(i) given her own land holdings. The High Court had quashed the order declaring 3.06 standard acres of land as surplus, a decision the appellants sought to overturn.