( 1 ) BY this petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner has prayed that the Estate Officer be directed to forthwith de-requisition the remaining portions of the property known as York Hotel Building requisitioned in the year 1942 and may further be restrained from delivering possession of the de-requisitioned portions to respondent No. 3 or any other person and respondent No. 3 may be restrained from taking possession of the said property. Respondents impleaded in the petition are Union of India and Estate. Officer. Directorate of Estates, as respondents 1 and 2, Shri Ram Pershad. respondent No. 3 as also eleven other persons as respondents 4 to 14 who are stated to be actually in occupation of the property sought to be de-requisitioned.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is the owner of the property known as York Hotel Building situated in Block k . Connaught Circus, New Delhi, comprising old Municipal Numbers 8791 to 8805. By orders dated October 19, 1942 and October 31, 1942 this building with its first and second floors in terms of the petition complete with all appurtenances situated at Connaught Circus. New Delhi was requisitioned by the Central Government i