Judgment

Thomas, J.-Petitioner who virtually purchased a litigation has now reached the Supreme Court seeking special leave to appeal against a judgment by which the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has dismissed a Second Appeal. The suit was filed by M/s. York Printers and during its pendency the present petitioner bought the rights which the original plaintiff had in the subject-matter of the suit for a consideration of Rupees forty thousand. Petitioner got himself impleaded as additional plaintiff and from then on it was the petitioner who fought the liti­gation, as the original plaintiff has vacated from the scene.

2. M/s. York Printers filed the suit on the following facts:

On 28.7.1977 a plot of land admeasuring approximately 450 Sq. metres has been allotted to M/s. York Printers (which will hereinafter be referred to as the allottee) as per a letter of allotment issued by Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (‘Corpora­tion’ for short). The said plot is situated within the industrial complex at Dundahera in Gurgaon District (Haryana). The price for such allotment was tentatively fixed as Rs. 13,455/- and the allottee was put in possession thereof. On completi