Hon’ble Sanjay Misra, J.—Rejoinder affidavit has been filed by the petitioner today. Let the same be taken on record.

2. Heard Sri S.C. Verma, alongwith Miss Neelam Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel Sri Pankaj Rai for the State-respondents and Sri Kaushal Kishore Mishra for Respondent Nos. 6 to 86.

3. The submission of Sri S.C. Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner is basically that by virtue of provisions of Rule 176 of U.P.Z.A. & L.R. Rules, 1952 after selection for admission to the land the Land Management Committee has to prepare a list and it has to be forwarded to the Assistant Collector, In-charge of the sub-division, who on receipt of the documents should scrutinize the decision taken by the Land Management Committee and if he is satisfied that the decision of the Committee is in accordance with the Act and the Rules he shall record his approval on the list in Z.A. Form-57B and return the papers to the Land Management Committee within a week of its receipt with the direction that possession may be delivered to the lessee and report of mutation be submitted to Supervisor Kanoongo by the Lekhpal after delivery of