SANJIV KHANNA, J:

1. The appellant, Ms. Sharda Nath, has filed the present Letters Patent Appeal impugning the judgment dated 12th December, 1996 dismissing her Writ Petition No. 1026/1981. The appellant in the said writ petition had challenged order dated 30th March, 1981 issued by the Delhi Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as DDA, for short) restoring sub-lease deed dated 17th July, 1965 executed in favour of Mr. Dharam Chand and cancelling the lease deed dated 5th July, 1973 executed in her favour. Both the aforesaid lease deeds pertain to a plot no. C-70 (new No. G-20) located in Maharani Bagh, New Delhi, measuring 800 square yards. The above two sub-lease deeds were tripartite documents executed by the President of India, Maharani Bagh Co-operative House Building Society Limited (hereinafter referred to as the Society, for short) and Mr. Dharam Chand in respect of sub-lease dated 17th July, 1965 and Ms. Sharda Nath in respect of sub-lease dated 5th July, 1973.

.2. The President of India has executed a perpetual lease deed dated 2nd November, 1964 in favour of the Society for the purpose of allocating plots to its members. Mr. Dharam Chand was a member of