1. In this revisional application the petitioner challenges the judgment and order dated 7th February, 2007 passed by the Ld. Additional District Judge, 1st Court at Bankura in Misc. Appeal No. 7 of 2005 reversing the judgment and order dated 19th March, 2005 passed by the Court of the Civil Judge (Junior Division), 1st Court, Bankura in J. Misc. No. 8 of 1998. The Trial Court had allowed the petitioner s application for pre-emption under Section 8 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act. The First Appellate Court reversed the decision of the Trial Court.

2. The petitioner is the owner of plot No. 20/8161. The owner of the adjacent plot of land being plot No. 20/6413 was one Gobindalal Chattopadhyay. Gobindalal sold his said plot to the opposite parties by executing a sale deed dated 14th July, 1997. The sale deed was registered on 16th January, 1998.

3. On or about 7th April, 1998 the petitioner made an application under Section 8 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act before the Civil Judge (Junior Division), 1st Court, Bankura being J. Misc. No. 8 of 1998 for pre-empting the aforesaid sale of plot No. 20/6413. The petitioner asserted his right of pre-emption on the basis of vicinag