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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
ANANYA BANDYOPADHYAY
Tarun Kumar Pal – Appellant
Versus
Eastern Coalfields Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J.
1. The writ petitioners asserted that their predecessor-in-interest, Late Padma Lochan Pal, was the recorded owner of several plots of land comprised in Mouza Madhusudanpur, namely Plot Nos. 63, 78, 44, 56, 433, 435, 436, 437, 477, 6, 17, 64, 299, 457, 485, 482, 445, 456, 476, 461, 573, 200, 273, 260, 240, 242 and 197, together with Plot No. 520 situated at Mouza Mukundapur. Upon the demise of the said Padma Lochan Pal, the petitioners claimed succession to the aforesaid landed properties as his lawful heirs and successors.
2. The petitioners contended that, owing to depillaring operations in mining undertaken by Parascole Colliery under Kajora Area of Eastern Coalfields Limited, the cultivated lands and water bodies standing upon the said plots suffered subsidence. According to the petitioners, during the lifetime of their father, the authorities of Parascole Colliery had initiated correspondence expressing intention to purchase the affected lands. The petitioners referred to notices issued by the Agent of the Colliery requesting submission of title documents before the Survey Department for verification of ownership and further calling upon the la
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