C. V. N. SASTRY, J.

( 1 ) THIS Civil Revision Petition is filed against the order passed by the Land Reforms Appellate Tribunal, West Godavari at Eluru dismissing the application filed by the petitioners under Rule 16 (7) of the A. P. Land Reforms Rules seeking to implead themselves as respondents in the main appeal, to enable them to put forth their claims before the Appellate Tribunal and adduce the evidence in support of their claim. The 2nd respondent filed a declaration under the provisions of the A. P. Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (for short the Act ) in respect of the lands held by his family unit. In the said declaration the 2nd respondent included the lands held by the petitioners herein describing them as his minor sons and wife. After due enquiry, a final determination under Section 9 of the Act was made determining the surplus land held by the family unit and notices were issued to the declarant to give a statement of lands proposed to be surrendered by him towards surplus land. At that stage, the declarant sought to question the final determination by raising a fresh point seeking the benefit of G. O. Ms. No. 813 dated 19-6-1975. As the sai

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