Dr. S. Muralidhar, J. (Open Court)- The petitioner, applied under the New Pattern Registration Scheme 1979 (NPRS 1979) for an LIG flat on 6.9.1979. In the application form he gave two addresses: one, a residential address at 25/5, Ashok Nagar, P.O. Tilak Nagar, New Delhi and the second, an occupational address at 27/1, Ashok Nagar, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi. A demand-cum-allotment letter was issued with block dates 27.12.1993 to 31.12.1993 at the residential address but it was received back as undelivered. The admitted position is that the letter was thereafter sent to his occupational address.

2. The petitioner, a cycle mechanic, was unable to make payment and requested for extension of time for making the payment by his letter dated 28.3.1994. He had given his occupational address in the said letter. He later sent a letter dated 15.4.1994 requesting for cancellation of the allotment. This was duly received along with the third copy of challan for payment of cancellation charges. The address given here again was 27/1, Ashok Nagar, P.O. Tilak Nagar, New Delhi. The petitioner states that by this time he had vacated his residential address and was living at the occupational addre