Common questions of law are involved in all these Rules. The facts and circumstances of these cases are also more or less similar. Accordingly, for the sake of convenience all these Rules were heard together. My judgment in CR No. 556(w) of 1974 shall govern all these cases.

2. The petitioners are the transferees of 1.42 acres of land, being plot No. 18 under khatian No. 80 of mouza Harishinghpur within Chandrakona Police Station in the district of Midnapore. On 14th of April 1972 the respondents 3 and 4 along with their father, who was alive at that time, alienated the aforesaid land to the petitioners absolutely by a registered sale deed on a consideration of Rs. 2,999/-. Since the date of the said purchase, the petitioners are in possession of the said land and have been cultivating the same after investing a good amount of money in the aforesaid land by way of development. It appears from the recitals of the deed of sale that the said land was sold to the petitioners for repairing of the residential house of the respondent no. 3 and his father, since deceased, and for cultivation of the lands by adopting better methods and also for purchasing land nearer to land of respo