Allotment of land

On receipt of an application for transfer of land, the competent authority, after conducting such inquiry, as he deems fit, and after considering the reports and recommendations, if any, of the Tehsildar (Allotment) and the Allotment Commissioner may, by order in writing, either allot or decline to allot the land applied for: Provided that the competent authority shall pass an order of allotment only to that extent as the applicant is eligible under this Act: Provided further that no order, either partially or totally, rejecting allotment shall be passed without affording the applicant a reasonable opportunity of being heard.