MONINDRA NATH DAS Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Insert writ application is directed challenging the order dated 23rd June, 2000 passed by West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal, whereby and whereunder direction was given to the Block Land and Land Reforms Officer to hold enquiry under section 14T(5) of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955, hereinafter referred to as said Act, in the manner laid down in the said provision and dispose of in accordance with law. It was further directed by the impugned order that on conclusion of the enquiry under section 14T(5) of the said Act, the proceeding under section 14T(3) of the said Act would be decided and concluded.

(2.) This writ application has been filed with the following prayers :-

(3.) The fact leading to the writ application is as follows :- The writ petitioner's father Dharani Dharan Das since deceased by registered Nirupan Patra gifted his lands to his three sons, sometime in the year 1963 and the writ petitioners in pursuance of such registered documents got their names mutated in the record of rights as prepared under the West Bengal Land Reforms Act. The petitioners are enjoying the property since date of execution of the said registered deed. Dharani Dharan Das breathed last in the year 1976. A proceeding being case No. 13/97 under section 14T(3) read with Rule 14 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Rules, hereinafter referred to as said rule was initiated in the name of Dharani Dharan Das and some lands were vested. Since certified copy was not available of the said order, writ petitioners got the same in terms of the order and direction passed by the Hon'ble Court in WP No. 15153 (W) of 1999 being the order of Prabir Kr. Samanta, J.