S.A. BOBDE, J.:

1. rule, returnable forthwith. respondents waive service, heard finally by consent of parties.

2. The petitioner has challenged the order dated 20.10.2011 of the high power committee functioning as an appellate authority in respect of matters under the slum rehabilitation act. The high power committee has confirmed the order of the chief executive officer, slum rehabilitation authority/ respondent no.2 terminating the petitioners’ appointment as a developer of a part of land under a slum rehabilitation scheme at dindoshi, goregaon (east), mumbai. The petitioner had been appointed as a developer for the trimurti sra cooperative housing society i.e. rEspondent no.3 which was formed by the occupants of a piece of land owned by the government of maharashtra and the bombay municipal corporation, in accordance with the resolution of the said cooperative housing society.

3. A letter of intent, (hereinafter referred to as “loi”), was issued in favour of the petitioners on 5 th november, 2007 by the deputy chief engineer, slum rehabilitation authority, approving the petitioners’ proposal for developing a slum as a slum rehabilitation scheme on the said plot (hereinaf