( 1 ) THE present writ application under section 226 of the Constitution of India is directed against the judgment and order dated 2nd May, 2003 passed by the West Bengal Land Reforms and Tenancy Tribunal, hereinafter referred to as the 'tribunal', in O. A. No. 2908 of 2002.

( 2 ) GRIEVANCES of the writ petitioner may briefly be stated as follows: the petitioner purchased land in 1984 situated in Mouza-Purba Khamar Simulia, P. S. Hanskhali in the District-Nadia being R. S. Khatian Nos. 1421, R. S. Dag Nos. 650, 651, 652, 655 comprising of an area of 1. 77 acres out of 2. 86 acres from the recorded owners Sri Ashim Kumar Sarkar and others, being the heirs of the recorded owner Nihar Ranjan Sarkar, through a Registered Sale Kobala. After such purchase, the petitioner got possession of the land and started paying rent to the Government and the Government accepted the same. Petitioner applied for correction of Records of Rights and the concerned authority duly corrected the Record of Right. Bhagaban Chandra Biswas and Suprakash Biswas, who were owners of the plot in question and also other properties in Mouza-Simulia were big raiyat. Being intermediary, their right