1. The petitioners belong to the Indian National Congress Party (INC) and are former Union Cabinet Ministers and now are Members of Rajya Sabha. They have filed the petitions impugning notices, both dated 5th May, 2015, of the Directorate of Estate (DoE), Ministry of Urban Development (MUD), Government of India, cancelling the allotment of Type-VIII, Bungalow No.22, Akbar Road, New Delhi and Bungalow No.7, Moti Lal Nehru Marg, New Delhi in their respective names and allotting Type-VII, Bungalow No.84, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi and Bungalow No.AB-14, Mathura Road, New Delhi to the petitioners respectively.

2. Vide order dated 5th June, 2015 of the Vacation Judge, notice of both the petitions was issued and in the interregnum operation of the impugned notices dated 5th May, 2015 stayed.

3. Counter affidavits have been filed by the respondents No.1 to 3 i.e. Union of India, DoE, Estate Officer as well as by respondent No.4 Rajya Sabha Secretariat (RSS) and rejoinders to the counter affidavit of respondents No.1 to 3 has been filed.

4. The senior counsel for the petitioners, l