by Sy.Nos.146 and 139, western side by Thalaguppe Reru Forest Land, Northern side by land in occupation of Ramesh T.B. and southern side by land in occupation of Omkarappa. It is averred in the petition that the land in question is in possession of the family of the petitioner for long years which the petitioner claims to be 80 years. It is further contended that records of rights of the year 1974-75 would show the name of the petitioner. It is further claimed that the land was not in a cultivable condition as it was full of rocks and shrubs and the petitioner improved the land, made it cultivable after spending huge sums of money earned from his agricultural occupation. When things stood thus, proceedings come to be initiated by the 2nd respondent seeking to evict the petitioner from the land on the ground that it was a forest land on which the petitioner was in unauthorized and illegal occupation. The proceedings were initiated under Section 64A of the Act before the Authorised Officer. The petitioner appears and gives his statement as to the trail of how he comes in possession of the land by producing certain documents which according to the petitioner were in his
