( 1 ) THESE writ petitions raise certain common questions for determination and have been argued together. Since we have decided to dismiss the writ petitions on a short prelminary, ground, it is not necessary to set out in detail all ths facts which form the background of each of these writ petitions It is sufficient to set out the salient facts necessary to appreciate the point decided and for this purpose, the facts pertaining to CW 1047183 may alone be narrated.

FACTS of the case :

THE petitioner, Mangat Ram, was granted a lease by the President of India in respect of a plot of land bearing No. A-l /288, Safdar Jang Residential Scheme. In pursuance thereof an indenture of lease was entered into between the President of E. India and the petitioner on 15th February, 1977. This lease deed was executed by an officer of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for and on behalf of and by the order and direction of the President of India.

( 2 ) UNDER the lease deed a plot of land was granted to the petitioner on certain terms and conditions which are all not relevant for our present purposes. It is sufficient to state that the lessee covenanted with the lessor, inter alia,