1. The petitioner is an Educational Society registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860, and is running a school under the name of Gian Jyoti Public School, Phase II, Sector 54, S.A.S. Nagar, District Ropar, Punjab. As the school did not have any proper building and was being run in rented premises, the petitioner applied to the Housing and Urban Development Department, Punjab, on 6/07/1979, for the allotment of land in the urban estate S.A.S. Nagar for the construction of a school building. On consideration of the application, respondent No. 1 issued a letter offering allotment of land measuring 5.076 acres in Phase II, Sector 54, S.A.S. Nagar, at the tentative rate of Rs. 30.00 per square yard making a total of Rs. 7,37,035.20 paise and directed that 25% of the tentative price mentioned above be deposited within 30 days. In compliance with the offer of allotment Annexure P2 dated 24th of April, 1984, referred to above, 25% of the tentative sale price was deposited within the due time. Vide Annexure P4, dated 30/05/1984, respondent No. 1 allotted the aforementioned land to the petitioner on the terms and conditions incorporated in the said letter, the tentativ