MADAN LAL Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this act of 24 Civil writ petitions, the points of fact and law are utterly identical and the learned counsel for the parties are agreed that this judgment would cover all of them.

(2.) IN view of the identity of the facts, it suffices to advert to those in civil writ petition No. 1447 of 1976 Madan Lal v. State of Punjab in which the main arguments were addressed by Mr. H. L. Sibal whilst the other learned counsel virtually rested themselves content by adoption the same.

(3.) THE primary claim herein is to the title and possession of a two-kanal plot by the petitioners in the Bhatinda Urban Estate and the sale of sites therein s averred to be governed by the Punjab Urban Estates (Development and Regulation) Act, 1964 and the Punjab Urban Estates (Sales of Sites) Rules, 1965 framed thereunder. It is averred that respondent No. 2 the Estate Officer invited applications with earnest money of 10 percent regarding the allotment of two-kanal plots = plots in the urban estate aforesaid under Rule 5. of the Rules above mentioned. The petitioners submitted an application along with a Demand Draft dated 28th of October, 1971 for a sum of Rs. 2,500/- for the allotment of a two-kanal plot. Apparently, much later on the 26th of February, 1972, respondent No. 2 is alleged to have put in an advertisement in 'the Tribune', in the following terms:-