JUDGMENT :

S. Ravindra Bhat, J.

1. Special leave granted, in both petitions. With consent of counsel for parties, the appeals were heard finally. The two appeals arise out of judgments of the Allahabad High Court. The first is dated 31.07.2019,¹[In Writ-C No.-56046 of 2013]; the same appeal impugns an order dismissing the review petition filed against the first impugned judgment, dated 13.04.2021. The second appeal is directed against three orders (dated 12.02.2020,24.08.2020 and 28.08.2020) issued in contempt proceedings, ²[Contempt Application (Civil) No. 8214 of 2019], initiated by the respondent, against the appellant.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the appellant (hereafter referred to as "Noida"), published a scheme in 2010 (hereafter "the old scheme") for allotment of industrial plots larger than 2000 sq. meters, in Phases II and III of the industrial area in Noida. The scheme was advertised. Application forms for registration of the available plots were available with a designated bank upon payment of Rs.5,000/. The indicative price for plots measuring up to 4000 sq. mtr. in Phase II was Rs.5550/-per sq. mtr. and in Phase III for Rs.5750/- per sq mtr. Under the terms o