( 1 ) THIS appeal arises out of an order made by the High court in a revision petition filed under Section 121-A of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The appellants before us claim that they were cultivating the land comprised in Survey Nos. 160, 162 and 20/ib-2/2 in Chikkanandigal Village, Gadag Taluka, as tenants thereof. They made a joint application on the coming into force of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act for registration of occupancy rights in their favour. On notice being served upon, the respondent filed a written statement but did not appear before the tribunal to substantiate the same. The tribunal recorded the oral statement of the 1st appellant before us, which was endorsed to be correct by the other appellants and on examining this statement and the relevant documents available, held that in the revenue records from 1958-59 to 1965-66 the names of the appellants had been shown as ordinary tenants. However, in the year 1965-66, their names were omitted in the revenue records but there was no material to show under what circumstances the same was done. In spite of notices to the respondents, they did not come forward to substantiate their claim in their written stat