- —allotment of land—surrender—In case of allotment in excess, the allottee should be given the choice to surrender the land which he opts for—Held: the observation of the Custodian that no choice can be given to an allottee to retain or abandon the allotted land is negated from the settled case law as no such ban is imposed by law applicable to the case. Jan Muhammad vs Custodian & another 2018 SCR 487 (E)