R. N. Aggarwal, J.

( 1 ) THIS petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India by Shri S. V. Motwani has arisen in the following circumstances. The petitioner, S. V. Motwani was in the service of Central Government in the Ministry of works. Housing and Supply from 1942 to 1964. On 1st August, 1954, the petitioner was allotted a portion of requisitioned house No. 3 Maharjah Lane Delhi, while the petitioner was working as Executive Engineer, Delhi, State Division No. 1. C. P. W. D. , New Delhi, under the control of the Delhi Administration in 1959 the petitioner was transferred from the control of the Delhi Administration. On 14th September, 1959, the Delhi Administration vide letter dated 14th September, 1959, copy of which is Annexure R-1, required the petitioner to vacate the requisitioned premises No. 3, Maharajah Lane, within two months, on the ground that he had been transferred from the Delhi Administration and in accordance with the standing instructions of the Administration any person transferred from the Delhi Administration is not entitled to retain residential accommodation of the Administration. The petitioner did not vacate the premises within the time allow

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