( 1 ) THE challenge in this bunch of writ petitions, filed by different Cooperative Group Housing Societies is to the fixation of pre-determined rates of land for the "dwarka" Project and to the validity of Rule 41a of the Delhi Co-operative Societies Rules.

( 2 ) DWARKA Project has been conceiveded and undertaken by the Delhi Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as the DDA) to accommodate a population of about 1. 1 million people. . Dwarka, which is also called Papankalan is situated in the vicinity of Indira Gandhi International Airport. The total area of the scheme is 5648 Hectares, out of which 1862 Hectares is proposed to be developed in Phase-1 and 2098 Hectares in Phase-11. The balance area of 1688 Hectares is already a built up area comprising of regularised/un-authorised colonies being maintained by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD ).

( 3 ) CO-OPERATIVE Group housing Societies including the petitioners, after registration with the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Delhi had applied, and got themselves registered with the DDA for allotment of land.

( 4 ) THE present case relates to three different categories of Cooperative Societies. In the