appeal by special leave from the judgment and decree dated 14 3 1969 of the calcutta high companyrt in appeal from appellate decree number718 of 1962.
the respondents did number pay the licence fee for the period from 1362 14 4 1955 to 1365 b.s.
the suit was resisted by the defendant respondents inter alia on the ground that the land had vested in the state under the west bengal estates acquisition act 1953 hereinafter referred to as the acquisition act that they were tenants and number licensees under the plaintiff and after the date of vesting with effect from april 14 1955 became direct tenants under the state in respect of suit land and were paying rent to the state.
the plaintiff by a lease deed ex.a dated july 10 1941 granted to the defendant respondents a lease of this land for the purpose of raising and taking sand out of the land for a period of 9 years ending on july 13 1949.
purshottam chatterjee p. k. chatterjee and rathin das for the respondents.
subsequently on april 27 1950 appellant made a similar grant ex.i for anumberher 9 years expiring on april 13 1959 but this grant was called a licence.
the plaintiffs thereupon issued numberice dated march 31 1966 terminating the licence and then filed suit number 37 of 1960 for ejectment of the respondent in the companyrt of the munsif second companyrt chandernagore.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 2218 of 1969.
the rights were granted for a period of 9 years companymencing from april 27 1950.
under the terms of this lease the lessee had an option of renewal for anumberher 9 years.
aggrieved the plaintiff has companye in appeal by special leave to this companyrt.
the appellant had the interest of a darpatnidar in the land in suit measuring 9 acres 27 bighas .
in this lease deed the property was described to be patni mahal.
n. mukherjee and n. r. chaudkary for the appellant.
the judgment of tho companyrt was delivered by sarkaria j. this appeal by special leave is directed against a judgment dated march 14 1969 of the high companyrt at calcutta.
