S.S.Nijjar, J.

1. The petitioner seeks the issue of a writ in the nature of Certiorari/Mandamus/Prohibition quashing the order Annexure P6 qua the petitioner dated 9.5.1971 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Hoshiarpur relating to allotment of inferior land in Village Chak Sowana (File No. 39) cancelling the land earlier allotted to the petitioner, on the basis of the government instructions on the subject contained in Government Circular No. 2692-R-III-68/1952 dated 31.3.1968.

2. The Governor of Punjab issued an order for disposal of inferior evacuee land purchased by the Central Government, Ministry of Rehabilitation. In this policy, it was provided that after establishing a colony for Ex-serviceman, Colony for Graduates in Agriculture in an area of about 500 acres of land, 50% of the remaining land was to be allotted to Harijans of the Village and the rest to other landless person, including the members of Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Indian Christians of the village as well as Ex-Servicemen on terms and conditions contained in Memo No. 7841-JN(iv)-61/2699 Chandigarh dated 29.8.1961. The petitioner was a member of the Scheduled Castes of Village Bhikhowal Thana