JUDGMENT :

1. 24 bighas of land in Khasra No. 198 along with other lands situated in Sadhora Kalan, which is now part of developed area of Delhi and forms part of' Delhi Development Scheme, was proposed for acquisition under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short 'the Act'), by a notification published in the Gazette on November 13, 1959. Section 6 declaration was published on October 29, 1966. Award was made on November 8, 1967. The appellant is said to have purchased a portion of the acquired land of 2,400 Sq. yards, from his father under a registered sale deed, dated April 12, 1970, pursuant to an agreement dated February 2, 1969. Having regard to that purchase, he appears to have filed initially an application for allotment for industrial purpose of the entire purchased land and subsequently for a residential plot. Under the scheme dated May 2, 1961 framed by the Delhi Development Authority, it appears that the person whose land had been acquired was entitled to allotment or a plot of land for residential or industrial purpose. However, appellant's application was rejected on December 9, 1981. Consequently, he filed Writ Petition No. 532 of 1983 in the Delhi H