G. RADHAKRISHNA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE third respondent herein, claiming to be a cultivating tenant of ac. 4-45 cents of land belonging to the petitioner herein the land-lady, in S. No. 19/1 of Venkampalam village, Chintalapudi taluk filed an application before the Tenancy Tahsildar, Chintalapudi which was tried as I. A. 1 of 1976. To substantiate his claim, the third respondent herein examined 9 witnesses and marked Exs. P-l to P-10 on his behalf. The land-lady examined five witnesses and marked Ex. B. 1 on her side. The Tenancy Tahsildar allowed that application by order dated 2-9-1977. Against that the petitioner herein the land-lady preferred an appeal T. A. No. 1 of 1976 before the Revenue Divisional Officer, who remanded the matter to the Tenancy Tahsildar for fresh disposal. After remand the third respondent herein examined P. Ws. 1 to 3 and R. Ws. 1 and 2 were examined on behalf of the land-lady C. Ws. 1 and 2 were also examined. At that stage the matter was transferred to the Special Officer the District Munsiffs Chintahatapudi and renumbered as A. T. C. No. 2 of 1980. The learned Special Officer (the District Munsif) dismissed the said petition with costs, by his order dated 13

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