JUDGMENT

S.P. Kurdukar, J.-Leave granted.

The dispute in all these connected civil appeals in confined to the cost of the land. The appellants in these appeals belonged to the second, third and fourth quarter of allotment of the houses constructed by the Rajasthan Housing Board under the scheme called Parijat Scheme (for short scheme ) floated in the year 1987. These appeals can be disposed of by this judgment since they arise out of a common judgment dated August 8, 1995 passed by the Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court.

2. The facts which are relevant for disposal of these appeals may be briefly summarised as under :

The Rajasthan Housing Board with a view to make available houses to the eligible persons floated the scheme in the year 1988. The registration under the scheme was opened for the whole year 1988. It was a self financing scheme. By draw of lots, the names of the applicants in the scheme were finalised and they were grouped into four quarters meaning thereby as and when the construction of the houses would be completed and would be ready for possession, the possession thereof will be released to the successful applicants in accordance with their placement in thes