( 1 ) THIS Rule raises an interesting question under Section 8 (2) of the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1948 regarding limitation for applications for a reference to this Court that may be made under the Act.

( 2 ) THE facts are simple and are as follows. It appears that on 6-10-1949, a notification, numbered 8214/l. A. , (P. W.) dated 23-9-1949, was published under Section 4 of the Act to the effect that the Provincial Government had decided to acquire a particular area of land belonging to the petitioners. The area concerned, we are informed, is 108. 07 acres of which 82. 52 acres are in the occupation of tenants, while the rest, namely 25. 55 acres are in the khas possession of the petitioners. On the publication of that Notification, the petitioners lodged a claim, presumably under Section 5 (2) of Act, and asked for an award at the rate of Rs. 200/- per cottah. So far as the tenanted lands are concerned, they asked for a total amount of Rs. 9,86,000/- of which according to them, Rs. 6,16,250/- would have to be their own allotment, while Rs. 3,69,750/- would go to the tenants as their share of the compensation. With regard to the khas