JUDGMENT

OJHA, J.:—Special leave granted.

2. This civil appeal by special leave is directed against the order of the Delhi High Court dated 19th May, 1989 as clarified by order dated 24th May, 1989 in Writ Petition No. 2915 of 1988.

The facts in brief necessary for the decision of this appeal are that some land was proposed by the Central Government to be allotted for the resettlement of displaced persons. In October 1959 the Rehabilitation Ministry Employees Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., New Delhi, respondent No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as the Society) was formed and incorporated. After completing necessary formalities an allotment of 60 acres of land was made by the Central Government in favour of the Society which, however, was subsequently cancelled on 7th May, 1979. The Society challenged the aforesaid order of cancellation before the Delhi High Court in Writ - Petn. No. 654 of 1979 which was allowed by a single Judge of that Court on Ist September, 1980 (reported in AIR 1981 NOC 149 : ILR (1 980) 2 Delhi 1450). This judgment was challenged by the Delhi Development Authority before the High Court in Letters Patent Appeal No. 254 of 1980 which was dismissed by a Di