3. So far as the WP(C) 5952 / 2019 is concerned, the petitioner Dharmeswar Das, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste and is an actual fisherman, was an aspirant to participate in the settlement process of Udari Meen Mahal and had submitted an application dated 10.07.2019 before the Managing Director, AFDC for a total period of 11 (eleven) years at an annual revenue of Rs.12,00,000/- (Rupees Twelve Lakhs) only. However, without considering the offer of the petitioner, vide the impugned order dated 15.07.2019, the said fishery was settled in favour of the respondent nos. 5 & 6 for 7 (seven) years at an annual revenue of Rs.7,00,000/- (Rupees Seven Lakhs) only for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 and at the rate of Rs.8,40,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakhs Forty Thousand) only from the third year onwards. It is contended that such settlement is in gross violation of the Rules and also the law laid down by a Full Bench of this Court. It is specifically contended that the impugned settlement was done without any publication. As in the earlier petition, though in the affidavit filed by the Corporation, publication in a newspaper ‘Aami Axomor Janagan’, dated 14.06.2019 has been claimed, the petitioner contends that such publication was a sham publication.
