1. :- Briefly stated the facts leading to the filing of these appeals are as under.

2. Shri Rinesh Gupta, a practising Advocate in the High Court of Rajasthan, filed S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5787/96 stating it to be a writ petition, filed in public interest.

3. One Shyam Babu Pareek addressed a letter to Hon'ble Judge of this High Court complaining certain violations partly relating to the subject matter in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5787/96. The said letter was treated as public interest litigation and it was registered as S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5877/96.

4. The learned Single Judge disposed of both the writ petitions by the common order dated 27.6.1997. Aggrieved parties have filed these appeals.

5. Since in these appeals, common questions are involved on similar facts, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

6. For convenience, the parties in this judgment shall be referred to as they were arrayed in the writ petitions.

7. The petitioner in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5787/96 has sought for direction to the State Government and its functionaries including the Jaipur Development Authority (for short 'the J.D.A.'), the Rajasthan Housing Board (for short