This revision is preferred by the tenants questioning the order passed by the Special Officer under the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Tenancy Act, 1956 (for short 'the Act') in ATC.No.3 of 1983 dated 12.07.1991 as confirmed in Tenancy Appeal being ATA.No.2 of 1991 by the District Judge, Vizianagaram, dated 25.04.1996. The subject matter of the aforesaid ATC is dry land situated in Patta No.2313 of Sy.No.52/1 of Gollalavalasa Village, comprising of various items 1 to 13 on various extents.

1. 2. I have heard Sri K.V. Subrahamanya Narusu, learned counsel for the petitioners, who has very strenuously and meticulously, as usual, raised several questions on law in support of the revision. Learned counsel for the respondents, Sri E. Srinivas, has also made elaborate submissions with reference to the facts of the case to contend that the said questions of law do not arise on the facts of the case.

2. 3. In order to appreciate the rival contentions it is necessary to briefly note the facts. The facts, in brief, are as follows:

The respondents herein filed ATC.No.3 of 1983 against the petitioners alleging that the schedule lands are ancestral property of Basavaraju Narasimhamurthy,