B. Veerappa, J.

The petitioners filed the above writ petition for writ of certiorari to quash the order passed by the 2nd respondent/Land Tribunal dated 23.01.2013 bearing No. LRM-SR-18/903 vide Annexure-F in the writ petition and direct the 2nd respondent to allow the application filed by the petitioner under Order 6, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure dated 22.02.2003 vide Annexure-C.

2. It is the case of the petitioners that the late Krishnappa Nagappa Naik/husband of the 1st petitioner and father of petitioner Nos. 2 to 4 filed Form No. 7 claiming occupancy rights in respect of Sy. No. 83 Susagaddi Village, Bhatkal Taluk to an extent of 17 guntas 4 anas before the Land Tribunal. After death of Narayana Nagappa Naik, the petitioner came on record as legal heirs. During the lifetime of the said Krishnappa Nagappa Naik, he had filed an application in Form No. 7 on 26.08.1978 claiming occupancy rights in respect of the said land. The Land Tribunal, Bhatkal by an order dated 21.09.1981 rejected the claim of the tenant.

3. Aggrieved by the said order, the said original tenant Krishnappa Nagappa Naik filed Writ Petition No. 20501/1993 before this Court. This Court after hearin