JUDGMENT

J.S. Verma, J.

1. The petitioner booked a small flat with an area of 950 sq. ft. in a multi-storeyed building containing several flats on the excess vacant land belonging to respondent No.3, exempted under Section 20(1)(b) of the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation), Act, 1976 to be constructed by respondent No.4 in survey No. 44, Marenahalli Uttarahalli Hobli, Bangalore South taluk. Under the agreement, the petitioner was to purchase the flat together with 1/48 share in the land on which the building was to be constructed. Under the Karnataka Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act, 1972 the promoter, namely respondent No.4, is required to convey title and execute documents for the share in land of the flat/apartment. The petitioner took necessary steps for purchase of the flat together with his share of the land on which the multi-storeyed building is constructed. However, the respondent No.4 regretted its inability vide letter dated 20.6.1993 to either execute the conveyance for transfer of the petitioners share of land or to handover possession of the said flat to him because of the order dated 16.6.1993 of the Karn