Mr. Justice K.C. Gupta, President.—All the aforesaid five appeals have arisen from common order dated 20.9.2005 passed by Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum-I, U.T. Chandigarh (hereinafter to be referred as District Consumer Forum). The facts have been culled from the complaint titled Subhash Kumar Jain v. Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board, etc., bearing complaint case No. 978 of 2002.

2. Briefly stated the facts are that the Chairman Chandigarh Housing Board had published a scheme for allotment of HIG (Upper) flats in Sector-38 (West), Chandigarh. The said scheme was opened on 23.5.1996 and closed on 22.6.1996. The copy of the brochure of the scheme is Annexure C-1. The appellant Subhash Kumar Jain applied for allotment of HIG (Upper) flat and deposited Rs. 50,000 with the respondents (opposite parties), being the earnest money along with the application. The draw of lots was held on 11.12.1996. The appellant was a successful allottee of one of the dwelling units in Sector-38 (West), Chandigarh, but the respondents did not issue the acceptance-cum-demand letter to him and kept him in the waiting list at Serial No. 16 and informed to the appellant (complainant) about this fact