JUDGMENT

NATARAJAN, J. :— SLPs are granted.

2. These appeals by special leave arise out of and are directed against a judgment of the High Court of Delhi in Civil Writ Petition No. 806 of 1986 filed by Vikas Vihar Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd, the contesting respondent in nine out of the twelve appeals .In allowing the writ petition the High Court quashed a general order of allotment dated 31-3-1986 of the Ministry of Urban Development allotting 27 acres of nazuI land to nine co-operative group housing societies and the individual order of allotment dated 2-4-1986 pursuant thereto issued to the nine societies regarding the allotment of specified extents of land in their favour for construction of apartments for their members.

3. All the nine co-operative group housing societies affected by the quashing of the allotment orders have filed appeals to challenge the judgment of the High Court. Vikas Vihar Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd. and two other societies viz. Suryakiran Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd., and Daffodila Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd. who were not allotted land by the Ministry of Urban Development have filed the other three appeals. The