1. There are thirteen writ petitions which are being disposed by this judgment. Six Writ Petitions (Nos. 4482/ 1986, 7564/1987, 7113/1988, 7128/1987, 6154/1988 and 8601/1988) relate to allotment of flats in a draw held on November 27, 1983. Three Writ Petitions (Nos. 5082, 7183 and 10072 of 1988) relate to allotment of flats in a draw held on November 28, 1987. Two Writ Petitions (Nos. 6657 and 7889 of 1988) relate to allotment of flats in a draw held in May, 1988. The remaining two Writs Petitions (Nos. 3707 and 3708 of 1987) relate to construction of flats under self-financing scheme. In all the writ petitions, referred to above, the dispute is regarding fixation of price of the flats as determined by the Chandigarh Housing Board (hereinafter called the Board ). The claim of the petitioners is that at the (sic) to be constructed by the Board, though tentative price was mentioned, however, at the time of completion of the flats, the same were allotted to the petitioners at a very exorbitant price which was arbitrarily fixed. Similar is the claim of the petitioners who were allotted flats under the self-financing scheme.

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