Judgment :

Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J.

1. Petitioners have prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus to command the respondents to withdraw, cancel, quash and recall the notification published in connection with LA Case No. LA-II/1/2 dated 1993-94 and for a direction upon the respondents and their men and agents to release the property of the petitioner from the scope and ambit of the said acquisition proceeding.

2. Petitioners claimed that their predecessor-in-interest namely Pramatha Ranjan Dutta since deceased, purchased a piece and parcel of land measuring 3 cottahs, 2 chittaks and 5 square feet along with benefit of easmentary right comprising of CS Dag no. 2454/2759, JL No. 13 within Mouza Kasba under Police Station-Kasba in the District of 24 Parganas (South) by virtue of a deed of conveyance dated April 30, 1968. Petitioners further state that their predecessor-in-interest mutated his name in the records of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and was paying municipal rates and taxes on a regular basis.

3. The petitioners claimed that the property purchased by their predecessor-in-interest was fully covered by structure and upon the death of their predecessor-in-inter