As per case facts, petitioners' land was acquired, and they applied for residential plots under an oustee policy. Allotment letters, issued after significant delay, demanded lump-sum payment within a short ... period, unlike similarly situated oustees who received installment options. Petitioners challenged these terms, but their allotments were cancelled due to non-compliance and delay in approaching the court. The question arose whether petitioners' non-compliance and six-year delay disentitled them from relief and parity, and if, despite cancellation, they retained their oustee status to apply afresh. Finally, the Court held that due to petitioners' non-compliance and belated approach, specific relief and parity for the cancelled allotments could not be granted. However, the Court clarified that an oustee does not lose their status and remains entitled to apply for plot allotments in response to any future advertisements under the oustee category, in accordance with law.