M. B. VISHWANATH, J. ( 1 ) HEARD the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned government pleader for respondents 1 and 2. ( 2 ) IN this petition, the order dated 13-1-1977 passed by the land tribunal, harihar in case No. Lrm. Tc. 75/74-75 has been challenged. The petitioner has also challenged the order dated 14-8-1981. Passed in case No. Lrm. Tc. 986/79-80 by the land tribunal. ( 3 ) AS per order dated 13-1-1977 (Annexure-C) the tribunal has ordered that form 7 claiming occupancy rights in respect of 11 acres 27 guntas in survey No. 26 situated in sherapura village, harihar taluk, should be filed by the petitioner. ( 4 ) AS per order dated 14-8-1981 (Annexure-K) the tribunal granted occupancy rights in respect of 11 acres 27 guntas in survey No. 26 to respondent 3-nanjundappa and respondent 4-revanappa on the basis of form 7 filed by respondent 3 and respondent 4 (Annexure-H ). It is seen that the form 7 has been filed by respondent 3 and respondent 4 on 27-10-1980. Prima facie the form 7 filed by respondent 3 and respondent 4 appears to be barred by time. ( 5 ) SO far as Annexure-C is concerned, the claim made by the petitioner, as I have already stated, was ordered to be filed. ( 6 ) THIS court has laid down in narasimhaiah v bachappa , that where the tribunal merely ordered the application to be filed, such order cannot be regarded as disposal of the application by the land tribunal and the land tribunal has to either allow or reject the application. ( 7 ) IN view of the law laid down by this court, the order passed by the tribunal as per Annexure-C cannot be sustained. It is quashed. ( 8 ) IN view of the conclusion reached above the order as per Annexure-K granting occupancy rights to respondent 3 and respondent 4 has got necessarily to be quashed. Accordingly it is quashed. ( 9 ) WRIT petition is allowed and the matter remanded to the land tribunal, harihar, with a direction to issue notices to all the concerned parties, club the form 7 filed by the petitioner and respondents 3 and 4 and then proceed to dispose of the matter according to law, if necessary by holding further enquiry. all contentions left open. --- *** --- .