PANKHURI GOVILA Vs. NAGAR NIGAM LUCKNOW

JUDGEMENT

(1.) We have heard Shri Mohd. Arif Khan, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri Mohd. Aslam Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Shailendra Singh Chauhan, learned counsel for the respondents No.1 to 5.

(2.) The petitioner has preferred the above writ petition seeking the following reliefs:-

(3.) The controversy pertains to House No.C-5/1, River Bank Colony, Lucknow. It is the case of the petitioner that her grand-father namely Dr.P.C. Govila, a Dental Surgeon of Medical College, Lucknow had made an application for allotment and in pursuance thereof, he was initially allotted House No.G-15, River Bank Colony on a monthly rent of Rs.80/- in the year 1963. Dr.P.C. Govila was not delivered the possession of the House No.G-15, River Bank Colony and considering his circumstances, he made a request that instead of House No.G-15, he may be allotted some other house/flat and accepting his request, the respondents had allotted House No.G-11 on the ground floor of River Bank Colony, Lucknow by means of the allotment letter dated 04.09.1963, since, then, Dr.P.C. Govila had been residing in the said premises. In the month of February, 1999, the rentals were enhanced with effect from July, 1998 and the monthly rent of the premises i.e. House No.G-11, River Bank Colony was enhanced to Rs.1,350/- per month.