This is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution to call for the record relating to the order dated 29th December, 1958, in Proceedings Ac. A.2/104/58 of the respondent, which purported to cancel the permanent allotment of the export and import rights and the renewal of lease of import and export rights given to the petitioner.

The petitioner is a displaced person from West Pakistan. By the proceedings dated 17th April, 1947, the Additional Custodian of Evacuee Property, Madras, granted to the petitioner, the proprietor of Messrs. Oceanic Agencies, a lease of the import and export quota rights possessed by Sri Hussain Kasam Dada, who had been declared to be an evacuee. That lease was granted under section 10 of the Administration of Evacuee Property Act, 1950, and was for a period of one year. It was then renewed for a further period of one year on 16th February, 1958. Under instructions from the Regional Settlement Commissioner, Bombay, the Assistant Custodian of Evacuee Property enquired of the petitioner on 26th February, 1958 whether he would prefer to get the Export and Import quota rights permanently allotted to him for a capitalised value of Rs. 4,000 on ce