K. Padmanabhan Nair, J.

1. The 17th respondent in O. A. No. 3714 of 1976 of Land Tribunal, Kanhangad, who was the 14th respondent in A. A. No. 584 of 1997 on the file of Appellate Authority (L.R.) Kannur is the petitioner in this Civil Revision Petition. This Civil Revision Petition is filed against the order passed by the appellate authority allowing the appeal filed by respondents 2 to 19.

2. Nine persons together filed an Original Application under S.72B of the Kerala Land Reforms Act. Act 1 of 1964 (for short, the K.L.R. Act) read with R.4 of Kerala Land Reforms (Vesting and Assignment) Rules, 1970 for assignment of the right, title and interest of the land owner and intermediary in respect of the petition scheduled property. The first respondent in the O. A. was the land owner. Third respondent was the intermediary. Second respondent was the assignee of the third respondent - intermediary. In the Original Application it was averred that the petition scheduled land was given on lease to the applicants as per a Registered Kuzhikkanam Lease Deed No. 417 of 1946 and the applicants are tenants as defined in S.2(57) of the K.L.R. Act and hence they are entitled to get fixity of t