1. IN this Rule an order passed by the Revenue Officer in a proceeding under Section 14t (3) of the West bengal Land Reforms Act being T. A. Proceeding Nos. 2 32 of 80 as well as an order passed by the appellate authority against the said order passed by the Revenue Officer is under challenge.

2. THE writ petitioner's case in short is that he is the owner in occupation of 12. 89 acres of agricultural lands, 1. 2 3 of fisheries, 1. 48 acres of non-agricultural lands and 27 acres of Orchard. He has transferred some amount of land to different purchasers prior to 7. 8. 69. Altogether he was owner of 16. 05 acres of agricultural lands and some amount of fisheries and non-agricultural lands an 152. 71. His further case is that sindhubala Pahari, respondent no. 7 was the, wife of his elder brother. She is owner in occupation of 5. 44 acres of agricultural lands. She filed a suit for maintenance in the Court of the Subordinate Judge, Midnapore out of the income of the properties of her. deceased husband. The suit was decreed on compromise. In terms of the said compromise the petitioner pxcuted a Registered Deed on 10. 10. 53., By the said deed Sindhubala Pahari. was conferred life