Ms. Rumnita Mittal, Member—The complainant has filed the present complaint under Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’).

2. The facts relevant for the disposal of the present complaint briefly stated are that the complainant had applied for a Category-III Flat in the ‘Vth Self-Financing Scheme’ of the opposite party/DDA vide Application No. 27310 dated 29.9.1983 and also deposited the Registration fees. On 20.1.1984 the opposite party/DDA allotted a Category-III Flat in Sector-B, Pocket-6, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, to the complainant and also asked him to pay the estimated cost of Rs. 2,48,000/- in instalments as per schedule. The complainant paid four instalments in time as per the demand of the opposite party. The fourth and the last instalment was paid in March, 1986. Thereafter, the complainant received a letter from the opposite party/DDA dated 27.2.1987 informing him that a Category-III Flat on first floor at Kishangarh, Delhi had been allotted to him in lieu of his previous allocation and the estimated cost of the said flat was intimated as Rs. 2,11,600/-. In May, 1990 the complainant received another letter from the opposite