The Sabarna Roy Choudhury's own tenure of the three villages – Kalikata, Sutanuti, and Gobindapur – is thus of uncertain duration, although in 1698, they were certainly the zemindars, or landlords, with their lands acquired through some sort of grant or lease from the Mughal emperors. They were apparently reluctant to transfer their rights as landlords but were forced to do so under pressure from the Mughal court.
The tenure of Sabarna Roy Choudhury over the three villages – Kalikata, Sutanuti, and Gobindapur – is thus uncertain in duration, although by 1698, they were undoubtedly the zemindars or landowners, having acquired their lands through some form of grant or lease from the Mughal emperors. They appeared unwilling to relinquish their rights as landowners but were compelled to do so under pressure from the Mughal court.