PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSH, J.

( 1 ) THE writ petitioners have filed this application inter alia praying for :- (A) A declaration that the action of the respondent No. 1 is oppressive, arbitrary, unconstitutional and unexceptionable for which exemplary damages should be imposed upon him; (b) A writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents and each of them to cancel, recall, rescind and/or withdraw the allotment of plots in Salt Lake City made by and on behalf of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, the respondent No. 1 herein; (c) A writ in the nature of certiorari calling upon the respondents to produce before this Hon'ble Court all records relating to allotment of plots in Salt Lake city by and on behalf of the Hon'ble Minister so that conscionable justice may be done by quashing the same and also for other ancillary reliefs.

( 2 ) DURING the hearing of this application the respondents were directed by this Court to produce the records in respect of such allotment in favour of the person/persons allotted by the Hon'ble Chief Minister from his quota. Accordingly, the respondents produced inter alia the following records :- (A) Cabinet Memo dated 10th August, 1977; (B)

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