( 1 ) THIS is an application in respect of procurement under the West Bengal Foodgrains (Intensive Procurement) Order 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the 'order' ). The petitioners are 'producers' as defined by the Order. They own and cultivate paddy lands in mouzas Srirampore, Shibakalinagore, Madhusudanpur and Kasinagore, in the 24 Parganas. The petitioners were served with notices in Form A by the Assessor-Inspector Kakdwip and the junior assessor Sitarampur. They filed declarations in Form B. , sometime in 18-12-1952. In the declarations it was stated that the petitioners held and cultivated 432 bighas 15 kottas 4 ch. of paddy lands, out of which 273 bighas 10 kottas and 4 chattaks were held and cultivated on their personal account, 99 taighas 5 cottas were held and cultivated, for the purposes of a debuttar and 60 bighas were held, and cultivated for the purposes of a School. Part of the lands were cultivated in khas and part in bhag. It appears that the petitioners' father executed a deed of trust, dedicating certain properties in favour of the deity Sri Visalakshi and Siba Thakur and there is also a charitable trust.

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