1. This matter has come up before us for determination of the question regarding the maintainability of this appeal under S.8A of the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971 (hereinafter Called the Act).

2. The appellant had filed O.A. No. 77 of 1978 before the Forest Tribunal seeking a declaration that an extent of 2 acres of land scheduled to the application was not a private forest and had not therefore become vested in the Government under the provisions of the aforementioned Act. That application was finally disposed of by the Tribunal on 18th July, 1979 allowing the application and declaring that the property described therein had not. become vested in the Government under the Act. Subsequently, on 4th December, 1979 the appellant herein filed a petition before the Tribunal purportedly under S.152 CPC. praying for an amendment of the aforesaid final order passed by the Tribunal by effecting a correction in regard to the name of the village wherein the property is situated, by Substituting the words 'Sholayoor' in the the place of the word 'Agali' contained in the order. That petition was rejected by the Tribunal stating that there was no mistake i