( 1 ) THIS writ petition was filed challenging the order dated January 8, 2003 passed by the West Bengal Land Reforms and tenancy Tribunal dismissing the application filed by the present writ petitioners against an appellate order. The said appellate order was passed against the order of the Revenue Officer determining that the Raiyat Sm. Kalyani Pandey and the members of her family being the present applicants held 35. 16 acres of land and since Raiyat had a four members family, she was entitled to a ceiling area of 17. 30 acres and order of vesting was passed in respect of the balance land subject to result of the Special leave Petition pending before the Supreme Court on the question of vires of the amendments of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1956, 1956 made in 1981 and 1986.

( 2 ) HEARD Mr. Saktinath Mukherji, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Pulak Ranjan Mondal learned Counsel for the respondents. As the decision in the present writ petition may have serious consequence if the contention of the petitioners is accepted, and the question raised by the petitioners required further consideration the matter was again fixed for 'further Hearing' upon