Judgment

DESAI, J.:- This appeal by special leave arises from the dismissal of the Civil Writ petition filed by the present appellant by a learned single Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as also dismissal in limine of the Letters Patent appeal preferred by him.

2. Appellant is a displaced person from West Pakistan. On his migration to India he was allotted on quasi permanent basis land admeasuring 32 1/2 standard acres in village Daulatpur, Tahsil Pathankot, Distt. Gurdaspur. First respondent Union of India acquired land admeasuring 1243 canals, 5 marlas which included 15 acres of land allotted to the appellant, for constructing a railway line. According to the appellant he was paid cash compensation for the same. First respondent further acquired in 1950 some land for constructing National highway from Jammu to Jullundur and the acquisition included a portion of the land allotted to the appellant and along with other allottees he was paid cash compensation for the same. First respondent wanted an open plot of land for setting up a housing colony for rehabilitating some refugees from Mirpur (Kashmir) and in all it took possession of land comprising 7.88 acres of non-evacuee