JUDGMENT :

Shekhar B. Saraf, J.

1. I have heard the counsel appearing on behalf of the respective parties and have perused the materials on record.

2. Firstly, I shall be dealing with interlocutory applications being G.A. No.36 of 2023 and G.A. No. 37 of 2023 wherein a total of nine applicants claimed shebaiti rights by tracing out their interest through one Shri Prasannya Charan Chowdhury. The applicants in G.A. No. 36 of 2023 are Kasturi Roy, Kaberi Bhowmick, Karabi Chatterjee and Supriya Roy and the applicants in G.A. No. 37 of 2023 are Purnima Hazra, Subal Sakha Bishnu, Sayantani Bishnu, Arnab Bishnu and Prabir Haldar.

3. In 2007, the said applicants had applied for enlistment as shebaits which was considered and rejected by the then Chairman-cum-Special Officer, Dr. Tapas Banerjee. I have chalked out the relevant portions from minutes of the meeting dated February 02, 2007: -

“5. Regarding the application of Prabir Haldar along with the others it is objected to by some of the Sebaits on, inter alia, the ground that his predecessor, Late Saraju Prabha Mondal through whom the applicant is claiming Sebaitee right as her heir was not enrolled as a Sebait. It is stated in the applicatio