BHAGABATI PRASAD BANERJEE, J.

1. IN this petition the writ petitioners challenged the validity of the order of requisition made under Section 3(1) of the West Bengal Land (Requisition and Acquisition Act, 1948 (West Bengal Act II of 1948 IN respect of a piece or parcel of land containing an area of 10 cottahs 6 chittacks 17 sq. ft., with some structures standing thereon lying at municipal premises No. 1 and 2A, Lansdowne place formerly 10B, Lansdowne Road, Calcutta which was stated to have been requisitioned for the expansion of Ram Krishna Mission Seva Pratisthan Hospital.

2. THE facts of this case is that the petitioner had purchased the said premises No. 1 and 2A, Lansdowne Place, Calcutta by a registered deed of sale dated 23.10.86 executed by one Suchit Kumar Banerjee in favour of the petitioner no. 1 and that on application being made for mutation of name in respect of the said premises, Calcutta Municipal Corporation duly mutated the name of the petitioner in place and stead of Such it Kumar Banerjee on 29th April, 88 and that by virtue of the said deed of conveyance, the petitioner no. 1 became the absolute owner of the said premises. It is stated that on 15th May,