ORDER.- The unsuccessful tenant before the Authorised Officer (Land Reforms), Madurai, is the petitioner before me.

2. Before the facts which touch upon this civil revision petition are set out, it is convenient to refer, in brief, to the events which happened prior to it. On 21st July, 1971, the landowner (respondent herein) filed an application T.C.T.P. No. 38 of 1971 under the Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection. Act for recovery of possession of the demised land on the ground that the tenant (petitioner herein) was in arrears of rent. An ex parte order was passed on 17th January, 1972. The petitioner tenant attempted to set aside the ex parte order. He was not successful. He filed a second application to set aside the same. Equally he could not succeed. Thereafter he preferred C.R.P. No. 2191 of 1972 in this Court against the order redusing to set aside the ex parte order. When it came up, a conditional order of stay was passed by this Court. The tenant did not comply with the condition imposed for the grant of stay Ultimately on 19th April, 1975, C.R.P. No. 2191 of 1972 was dismissed. It appears that the landowner took possession of the property pursuant to the order of

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