( 1 ) THIS judgment will dispose of both L,p. A. No. 123 of 1967 and L. P. A. 124 of 1967 arising out of a judgment dated 22nd November, 1967 dismissing C. W. 217-D of 1964 and C. W. No. 150-D of 1961.

( 2 ) THE appellant/petitioner in both these appeals is a society registered under the Bombay Co-operative Societies Act, 1925, as extended to Delhi. Certain lands situated in village Okhla Molar Bund, Ali, Jasola, Sadabad, Madanpur and certain other villages within the Union Territory of Delhi are owned by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. With a view to assist the Grow more Pood Campaign of the Government of India by bringing under cultivation as much land as possible the appellant society approached the Government of Uttar Pradesh through the Government of India for lettiag out to it the above land so that the same could be brought under plough. By a letter dated 7th September, 1949, Shri A. D. Pandit, the then Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh expressed the willingness of his Government to lease out 928. 8 acres of its land situated in the Union Territory of Delhi for a period of 10 years OB a rent of Rs. 40. 000. 00 for the first year and Rs 50,000. 00 pe