IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIVIL REVISIONAL JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE C.O.414 of 2008 Pijush Khedia & Ors.

VS.

Smt. Santi Devi Agarwal & Ors.

For the Petitioners :Mr. Siddhartha Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Rahul Karmakar, Adv.

Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, Adv.

Mr. Suthirtha Nayek, Adv.

For the Respondent Party no. 1 :Mr. Jishnu Chowdhury, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Souradeep Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. S. Sen, Adv.

Ms. Sanjana Sinha, Adv.

Last Heard On :13.05.2025 Judgement On :22.05.2025 Bibhas Ranjan De, J. :

1. Challenge of this civil order is the judgment and order dated 12th December 2007 passed in connection with Misc. Appeal no. 12 of 2007 wherein Ld. Additional District Judge, 1st Court, at Purulia reversed the order passed by Ld. Civil Judge, Junior Division, Purulia passed in connection with Misc.(pre-emption) Case no.

125 of 1997.

Facts in brief:-

2. One application under Section 8 of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 (for short WBLR Act) was filed with intent to pre-empt the land mentioned in the schedule to the application. Municipal holding no. C/177 belonged to one Onkar Mal Khadia, father of the original petitioner, whose name was recorded against R.S. Plot no. 5906, R.S. Khatian no. 13979. After demise of s