Section 121(1) in The West Bengal Co-Operative Societies Act, 1983
(1)Where a mortgage executed before or after the commencement of this Act in favour of a co-operative land development bank is called in question on the ground that it was executed by the manager of a joint Hindu Family for a productive purpose not binding on the members thereof, the burden of proof shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, rest on the person who calls the mortgage in question.