JUDGMENT

N.P. Singh, J.

1. The Appellant, Indore Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as the Development Authority) has been constituted under the provisions of the M.P. Nagar Tatha Gram Nivesh Adhiniyam, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). The writ-petitioners/respondents (hereinafter referred to as the respondents) are the intended, allottees of flats in the Navlakha Housing Complex Scheme No. 31 in the town of Indore, on hire-purchase basis.

2. It appears that in the year 1977, an advertisement was issued by the Development Authority, inviting applications from the persons interested in purchase of flats in multi-storeyed buildings on hire-purchase basis. As per the said advertisement, a deposit of Rs. 1,000 for Lower Income Group (hereinafter referred to as the LIG) residential flat and a deposit of Rs. 2,000 for Middle Income Grouop (hereinafter referred to as the MIG) residential flat was to be made. It was also said that the plinth area for the MIG Flat shall be 805 sq. ft. and that of the LIG flat shall be 500 sq. ft. It was further said that at the time of the allotment of the flat a deposit of Rs. 11,000 was to be made by the hire-purchaser for the MIG flat