( 1 ) BY consent of learned counsel, this appeal was treated as having been posted for hearing and we heard them. This appeal is from the order of bhimiah, J. , in W. P. No. 6512 of 1977 respondent-3 therein has presented this appeal. Since the petitioner therein died during the pendency of the writ petition, his legal representatives are arrayed as respondents 3 (a) to 3 (d) in this appeal. For the sake of convenience, the parties will hereinafter be referred to according to their respective positions in the writ petition.

( 2 ) RESPONDENT-3 had made two applications under S. 48-A of the Karnataka land Reforms Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') before the Land Tribunal, Bangalore North taluk (hereinafter referred to as 'the tribunal') seeking occupancy right in respec of 3 acres 1 gunta of land comprised in Sy. No. 4112 of Sasvegatta village, Bangalore North Taluk, belonging to the petitioner. Those applications were granted by the Tribunal by its order dated 18-6-75. That order was impugned in the writ petition from which the present appeal has arisen. There, the petitioner's grievance was that the Tribunal had made the order impugned therein withou