Oral Judgment: (P.B. Majmudar, J.)

1. By way of this petition, the petitioners, Gorai Machhimar Sahakari Sanstha Limited and its President, have challenged the order passed by respondent No.2 dated 29th April, 1997, a copy of which is annexed as Exhibit-B to the petition, on the ground that the same is illegal. The petitioners have also made various prayers such as directing the respondents to allot the land in dispute i.e. Survey Nos. 268, 269, 270A and 270B in Gorai Village to the first petitioner society in accordance with the Government Circular dated 4th February, 1983. It is also prayed that respondent No.1 may be restrained from carrying on building, land reclamation or any other activity upon land bearing Survey Nos. 268, 269,270A and 270B in Gorai Village.

2. During the course of hearing of the petition, learned counsel for the petitioners has fairly submitted that though various reliefs have been claimed in the petition, he is confining the reliefs only in connection with the impugned order passed by respondent No.2, who at the relevant time was the Revenue Minister. It is submitted that regarding other prayers, the petitioners are not pressing the same with a