JUDGMENT

Kirpal, J.-

Civil Appeal Nos. 456-458 of 2000 (Arising out of Special Leave Petitions Nos. 19742-44/1999)

Special leave granted.

2. Aggrieved by allotment of land to 34 persons by the Bangalore Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as the "BDA)", respondent No. 1 filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging not only the said allotment but also some of the transfers of land whch had been effected by some of the said allottees. These 34 respondents were stated to be ex-Legislators, ex-Ministers, etc. who were members of the Legistators Housing Co-operative Society Ltd. (for short "the respondent-Society"). In the writ petition, it was averred that out of turn allotment had been given to these 34 persons and in violation of the Rules some of them had transferred the land and, therefore, that land should be resumed by the Government.

3. The aforesaid writ petition was filed in the High Court by an Advocate who stated that he had no personal interest in the matter but was aggrieved by the breach of the rule of law stated to have been committed by the Government of Karnataka and the BDA. The appellant (BDA) herein as well as the State of Karnataka represe