With the consent of learned counsel of the parties the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. Heard learned counsel, Mr. I. Chakraborty for the petitioners and learned G.A., Mr. T. Dutta Majumder for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned senior counsel, Mr. A.K. Bhowmik, assisted by learned counsel, Ms. A. Banik for respondent Nos.3 to 9.

3. Undisputed fact in short is that land measuring 3.52 acres at Mouja Harina was allotted by the Collector by an order of allotment dated 13.08.1975 in the name of Atul Chandra Shil, since deceased, the predecessor of the petitioners. Pursuant to allotment, Khatian No.515 was opened in the name of Atul Chandra Shil.

4. Raimohan Debnath, the predecessorininterest of respondent Nos.3 to 9 made an application before SDM(Collector), Sabroom seeking cancellation of allotment in respect of 0.89 acres of land out of the total allotted land of 3.52 acres claiming that they were in possession of the land all along. The application filed by Raimohan Debnath was registered as Case No.1(Allot)/2003 before the SDM(Collector), Sabroom and by an order dated 18.10.2004 SDM(Collector), Sabroom allowed the petition fi