( 1 ) THE petitioner filed the present writ petition challenging the action of the respondents in depriving him of allotment of a SFS flat,"category-Ill in Vasant Kunj and praying for a direction to the said respondents for allotment of such a flat in Vasant Kunj at the price prevalent on the date of his application.

( 2 ) THE petitioner applied on 19. 11. 1979 for allotment of a SFS flat and also deposited a sum of Rs. 15,000. 00 on the same day. The petitioner, at the time of filing of the aforesaid application was residing at C-9, III Campus, New Delhi and accordingly gave the said address in his application. As the respondent/dda even subsequent to that and from time to time invited applications for registration in SFS scheme the petitioner submitted an application on 2. 12. 1981 and also gave a second application on 30. 3. 1982 pursuant to the advertisements published by the respondents. It is stated that till 1984 no order for allotment of a flat was made in favour of the petitioner. Sometime in 1984 the petitioner was sent to the United States of America as a "science COUNSELLOR" in the Indian Embassy and while stationed thus he received a letter from the Account