Devinder Gupta, J.

( 1 ) PETITIONER s land situate in village Tihar was acquired for Planned Development of Delhi under the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) for which award No. 2177 was made on 11. 11. 1968. Petitioner s share in the land was 2 bighas 6 biswas. Under the policy for allotment of alternative residential plots to the persons whose land is acquired under the Scheme of Large Scale Acquisition (Development and Disposal) of Land in Delhi, an application was submitted by the petitioner. Through letter dated 23. 12. 1988 (annexure P-2) Land and Building Department, Delhi Administration made a recommendation for allotment of a plot of land measuring 250 sq. yards in the West Zone.

( 2 ) THE grievance of the petitioner is that alternative plot measuring 800 sq. yards @ Rs. 40. 00 per sq. yard was also offered to one Gurbax Rai, an evacuee of the same village whose land was also acquired under the same notification for the same public purpose. Petitioner had purchased the land for residential as well as for earning his livelihood. On 3. 5. 1965 a sale certificate was also issued in his favour by the Government and since under the

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