JUDGMENT

Sema, J.-These two appeals are being disposed of by a common judgment. Civil Appeal No. 34 of 1995 has been preferred against the judgment dated 10-5-1994 passed by the High Court in C.W.P. No. 3696 of 1992 and Civil Appeal No. 5424 of 1999 is preferred against the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, dated 1-4-1998 passed in Revision Petition No. 933 of 1997. Since the facts of both the appeals are identical, we are taking the facts from Civil Appeal No. 34 of 1995.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts leading to the filing of the present appeal arises under the following circumstances:-

One Ram Dhan (since deceased) had purchased a plot No. D-3, Community Centre, Narayana, in the public auction held by the Delhi Development Authority (hereinafter the DDA ) on 25-5-1969. The perpetual lease deed of the plot was executed between Ram Dhan and the President of India on 17-2-1972. On 18-9-1972, Ram Dhan died without any construction on the plot. The respondent herein - Mrs. Vijaya C. Gurshaney, seems to have applied for grant of Letters of Administration to the District Judge, Delhi, on the strength of a Will, said to have been executed