D.N. Jha, J.

Petitioner Saghir Ahmad has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution praying for quashing of the orders dated 7-6-1973 and 12-6-1973 passed by the Area Rationing Officer, Lucknow, opposite party No. 3.

2. The brief fads are that the dispute between the Petitioner Saghir Ahmad and Smt. Mehar Jahan relates to shop No. 229/47 situate at Chanwal Wali Gali, police station Chowk, Lucknow. The Petitioner is the allottee vide allotment order dated 17-10-1968 and opposite party No. 4 Smt. Mehar Jahan is the landlady. Formerly this shop was let out by the landlady Mehar Jahan to one Noor Mohammad who was the father-in-law of Saghir Ahmad on Rs. 50/- per month through an' agreement reduced in writing. Noor Mohammad remained in occupation of the shop for three months and thereafter on 13-8-1968 he intimated the Rent Control and Eviction Officer, Lucknow that he had vacated the shop on 10-8-1968 and it may be allotted to any deserving person. No information about vacating the premises appears to have been communicated to the landlady. This shop was ultimately allotted to the Petitioner Saghir Ahmad son-in-law of Noor Mohammad on 17-10-1968 under the old U.P