JUDGMENT

V.S. Sirpurkat, J. —

This Judgment will dispose of Civil Appeal Nos. 3840-3841 of 2001 and 3842-3843 of 2001. All the appeals relate to a common judgment passed by Division Bench of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior, by which the Division Bench disposed of two Letters Patent Appeals, being Letters Patent Appeal Nos. 315 of 1996 and 296 of 1996. The first two appeals are filed by the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”), whereas, the other two appeals are filed by State of Madhya Pradesh and one of its officers. Controversy relates to a plot of land in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, measuring 11 biswa in Survey Plot No. 462. The private respondent, namely, Shiv Shankar Mandil submitted an application on 29.12.1990 to the General Manager, District Industries Centre, Morena, contending therein that he had his small scale industry manufacturing steel furniture and he needed some land to establish the unit. The General Manager, District Industries Centre, Morena submitted an application by Letter No. 138 dt. 8.1.1991 requesting to transfer Survey No. 462 measuring 11 biswa which was recorded as “Charnoi Extra Nazul” in favour of the re