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From : Pradip Bhattacharya,
Assistant Magistrate & Collector,
Page 151 of 151
To : The Additional District Magistrate,
E.A.Dett.
Malda
25 th April, 1972
Subject: Enquiry Report Regarding Settlement of Vested Land of Atgama Mouza
Ref. : Your Memo. No. 318 E. A., dated 21.02.1972
Sir,
In pursuance of your orders, I carried out a spot enquiry into the matter today, 25 th
April 1972, from 7.30 a.m. to 11 a.m., The B.D.O. English Bazar, J.L.R.O. (Sadar ), Amin,
and Tehsildar, were all present at the spot. Wide publicity had been given well in advance by
the B.D.O., so that local villagers, including many of the petitioners, the Anchal Pradhan, the
Grama-Adhyaksha, VLW, and representatives from all three political parties [Congress (R),
CPI, and CPI(M)] were present. The enquiry was carried out at the actual plot numbers
mentioned in the petition, and the following findings and decisions were arrived at with the
consent of all who were present:-
1. In the list recommended by the English Bazar B.L.L.R. Advisory Committee for
ryotwari settlement of 21.25 acres of land, on 25.10.71 and approved by the proper
authorities, the following mistakes were discovered:-
(a) Against Sl.27, the person mentioned as “SK. Aijul a/o Jalil, Plot no. 197/1359,
area 0.39”, is non-existent. However, it appears that the bond etc. have been
signed in the name of such a person, which is a serious irregularity.
This land, with the written consent of all present, was allotted to a
genuinely landless labourer, JARIPH SK. S/o Warishali SK, of Nutantola
Village (Milki).
How the bond came to be signed in the name of Sk. Aijul needs to be
investigated,
(b) Against Sl.20 the name of the allottee has wrongly been entered as “SK.
Ashak, s/o Esak Khan”. It was rectified as “Ajur Khan s/o Meher Khan, plot
No. 197, area 0.35”.
2. In the second list, covering 29.33 acres, allotted to 80 per sons by the B.L.L.R.
Advisory Committee on 27.11.71, the following changes were made in order to serve
the interests of genuine deserving cases of landless people, with the written consent of
all present:-
(a) in sl.57, instead of “ Niamuddin Sk., s/o Borak Sk.”, who admitted to
possessing already 6 bighas of land, the plot no. 197/1376, area 0.40, was
allotted to SAKTU SK. S/o Ataru SK. This Saktu SK is one of the signatories
to the petition made to the A.D.M. for reconsideration of the enquiry.
(b) In sl.59, instead of Lutfar SK., plot no. 197/1376, area 0.36, was allotted to
LAKIM SK. S/o Late Jumda SK.
(c) In sl.67, instead of Radhika Ghosh, s/o Jharu Ghosh, plot no. 420, area 0.37,
was allotted to BENOY GHOSH s/o Kashi Ghosh.
Pleas were made by Md. Ashraf Ali, and Mansur Ali for reconsideration of the
land already settled in list no.1 as ryotwari, on the ground that those who had
benefited were already holding land exceeding 6 bighas. As instances, sl.30, Sk.
Mozamil, s/o Sk. Ramiz, already had 18 bighas belonging to Sk. Ramiz, while he
himself was a minor dependant on and living with his father.