Heard Mr.K.S.Viswanathan, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.R.Giri Rajan, the learned counsel appearing for the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.

2. It has been submitted by the petitioner that he was selected by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board for allotment of LIG House No.350 at Sevvapet, under outright purchase basis. The tentative cost of the house was fixed at Rs.77,519/-. The allotment order in respect of the said house was issued by the second respondent, vide his Letter No.Kra-5/9511/93, dated 112. 1994. After the petitioner had made necessary payments, a handing over order was also issued by the respondents, on 112. 1994. The respondents had also issued a No Objection certificate by proceedings, dated 4. 1995, permitting the petitioner to carry out certain extension work in the house allotted to him. While so, by a communication, dated 111. 1998, the respondents had stated that the petitioner had submitted a false income certificate at the time of allotment of the house and that the respondents have proposed to cancel the allotment made to the petitioner. Though the petitioner had made several representations requesting the respondents to drop the p