ORDER :

CHANDRA REDDY, C.J.:— This revision petition is against the order of the District Collector, Warangal, who confirmed that of the Tahsildar, Mahabubabad, restoring possession of the lands in question to the respondents, under section 32 of the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (Act, XXI of 1950).

2. The petitioner is a landholder and the respondents allege themselves to be the tenants. The respondents put in a petition before the Tahsildar with a request that the properties of which they were dispossessed by the petitioner in 1953 might be restored to them. The contention of the petitioner was that the properties were surrendered by the tenants in 1953 itself and therefore the respondents (petitioners before the Tahsildar) were not entitled to any relief in that behalf. The Tahsildar without a discussion of the evidence, stated that there was no surrender as contended by the petitioner. In that view, he directed that the properties in dispute be restored to the respondents.

3. On appeal, the District Collector, Warangal, without deciding whether in fact there was such a surrender or not dismissed it observing thus:

“It is clear from the record as well as the