announced on 11.4.2002. The respondents invited applications for the allotment of plot of various sizes to the landowners/oustees whose land was acquired by the HUDA. The petitioner submitted his application along with 10% earnest money. The name of the petitioner was placed at Sr. No. 1 in the list of oustees by the Oustees Screening Committee and the draw of lots was to be held on 17.3.2016. On coming to know that his name has not been put in the draw of lots, the petitioner made an enquiry from the Oustees Screening Committee which rejected his claim vide proceedings dated 24.2.2016 (Annexure P-1) on the ground that his land was less than 75%. The petitioner made a request dated 3.5.2016 (Annexure P-2) to respondent No.4 with a copy to respondent No.3 for allotment of a plot in Sector 25, Part II, Panipat under oustees quota. On the said application, the Tehsildar made a report dated 3.5.2016 (Annexure P-3) that the acquired area of the petitioner was more than 75%. Accordingly, the petitioner served a legal notice dated 6.6.2016 (Annexure P-4) upon respondents No.2 to 4 for the allotment of a plot under the oustees quota, but no response has been received till date. State of Haryana framed an oustees policy dated 10.9.1987 (Annexure P-5) for the allotment of residential plots as well as commercial sites to the landowners whose land was compulsorily acquired by the HUDA. The said policy was amended vide policies dated 9.5.1990 (Annexure P-6) and dated 28.8.1998 (Annexure P-7). Vide advertisement dated 7.12.2011 (Annexure P-8), the applications were invited from the landowners whose land had been acquired for Industrial Sector 29, Part II, Panipat. The petitioner applied for a plot and deposited the requisite amount of 10%. After the submission of the application form, the draw was not held. In a similar matter, this Court vide order dated 21.5.2015 (Annexure