K. Sreedharan .J

When C.M P. No. 3646/94 came up for orders, learned counsel appearing on either side wanted the revision petition itself to be heard and disposed of Accordingly, I heard them at length and am disposing of the revision petition.

2. Petitioners are the defendants in O.S. No. 826/80 on the file of the Munsiff Court, Ernakulam. Suit was one for recovery of possession of the plaint schedule property from petitioners with mesne profits. Petitioners raised contention that they are the cultivating tenants of the plaint schedule property and that they are entitled to have the right, title and interest of landlords purchased, they also stated that they have filed O.A. No. 558/73 before the Land Tribunal, Mulanthuruthy, under Section 72 B of the Kerala Land Reforms Act for purchase of the rights of the landlord. On the basis of the contentions raised by the defendants, petitioners herein, issue relating to tenancy was referred to Land Tribunal. Reference was numbered as R.C. No. 24185.0.A. No. 558/73 on the file of the Land Tribunal, Mulanthuruthy was transferred to the Land Tribunal, Ernakulam where it was renumbered as O.A.No. 652/75. Land Tribunal dismissed that