By the Court.—Heard Sri Niraj Kumar Srivastava, Counsel for the petitioner and Sri A.P.Singh, Counsel appearing for respondents.

2. Factual matrix of the case is that the petitioner is the owner in possession of plot Khasra Nos. 569, 572, 573 and 578 by virtue of a registered sale-deed dated 20.12.1968 having been executed in the name of the petitioner and his father-in-law late Shri Prem Swaroop. Both were partners in the partnership firm which is under the name and style of M/s Gopal Cold Storage. The father-in-law of the petitioner, since deceased, withdrew from the partnership as a consequence of which all the four plots stood vested in the petitioner who remained the undisputed and sole owner in possession of the said plots till date. Petitioner, who was running a Cold Storage, also started another business under the name and style of M/s Gopal Auto Enterprises in the year 1981 and the said firm is engaged in the business of automobile. In order to start the said business, certain necessary extra construction work is to be done and as such the petitioner applied to Lucknow Development Authority for sanctioning his building plans. The said plans were sanctioned vide per