SANAT KUMAR MAL Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioners in this writ application, inter alia, have prayed for the following reliefs:-

(2.) The case has a chequered history. One Munindra Nath Mal was an ex-intermediary. The petitioners are heirs and legal representatives of the said Munindra Nath Mal. The said ex-intermediaries allegedly owned and possessed the following lands:- "(a)Agricultural 13.22 Acres (b)Non-Agricultural 16.91 Acres (i)Tank & Doba 4.84 Acres (ii)Danga 8.86 ,, (iii)Bamboo 3.21 ,, (c) Home Stead 1.07 Acres (d) Orchard 13.79 Acres."

(3.) Admittedly by reason of a registered deed of settlement dated 25.11.1953 the said ex-intermediary made the following settlements in favour of his sons:- "(a) Sushil Kumar (i)Agricultural .49 Acres (ii)Non-Agricultural 1.65 Acres (a)Tank .34 (b)Danga 1.01 (c)Bamboo. 30 (iii)Homestead .16 Acres. (iv)Orchard .18 Acres. 2.48 Acres. (b) Sanat Kumar Mal. (i)Agricultural 1.20 Acres. (ii)Non-Agricultural 2.45 Acres. (a)Tank & Doba .43 (b)Danga 2.02 (iii)Orchard 1.45 Acres. 5.10 Acres. (c) Saroj Kumar Mal. (i)Agricultural .76 Acres. (ii)Non-Agricultural .96 Acres. (a)Tank & Doba .47 (b)Danga .44 (c)Bamboo .05 (iii)Home Stead .15 Acres (iv)Orchard .91 Acres 2.78 Acres (d)Santosh Kumar Mal. (i)Agricultural 2.17 Acres. (ii)Non-Agricultural 2.14 Acres. (a)Tank & Doba. 47 (b)Danga .63 (c)Bamboo 1.04 (iii)Homestead .15 Acres. (iv)Orchard .84 Acres. 5.30 Acres. (e) Sunil Kumar Mal. (i)Agricultural 1.25 Acres. (ii)Non-Agricultural 1.29 Acres. (a)Tank & Doba .36 (b)Danga .47 (c)Bamboo .46 (iii)Homestead .15 Acres. (iv)Orchard .42 Acres. 3.11 Acres.