Hon’ble Sudhir Agarwal, J.—Heard Sri Rahul Agarwal, Advocate, assisted by Ms. Monica Vaish, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shivam Yadav, learned counsel for Kanpur Development Authority, Sri Rahul Jain, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Kunal Ravi Singh, learned counsel for respondents 5 to 8, Sri R.K.Mishra, Advocate for newly impleaded respondents 9 to 15 and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

2. This writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India has been filed by sole petitioner Pramod Kumar Gupta son of Late Puttu Lal Gupta. Initially, while filing present writ petition, petitioner had sought two main reliefs. Subsequently, by way of amendment application, allowed vide order dated 6.10.2017, prayer (A) has been deleted and prayer (B) has been amended and sole prayer (B), now remains on record, reads as under:

“Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the respondents to forthwith grant freehold the land bearing Plot No. 11, Block R-1, Scheme-4, Yojana Sisamau, Kanpur in favour of the petitioner and hand over the possession of the same to the petitioner in accordance with the decision of the State Government dated 27