JUDGMENT : 

This writ petition has been filed as Public Interest Litigation by the petitioner No. 1 along with two others, inter alia, on the allegations that sometime between 1988 to 1990 the Municipal Corporation, Singrauli constructed approximately 62 residential flats in Nav Jeevan Vihar in Singrauli District. Similarly, in order to provide housing accommodation to needy and weaker sections of the society, during the aforesaid period 120 Lower Income Group (LIG) quarters having an area approximately 540 sq.ft. each were constructed by Special Area Development Authority (SADA). It is alleged in the writ petition that Municipal Corporation, Singrauli incurred cost of approximately Rs. 85,000/- on account of construction of flats whereas Special Area Development Authority incurred the cost of Rs. 40,000/- on account of construction of said Lower Income Group quarters. It is alleged that the construction work of residential flats and Lower Income Group quarters was of very poor quality and, therefore, nobody was prepared to purchase the aforesaid flats and Lower Income Group quarters.

2. Sometime in the year 1994-95 the Lower Income Group quarters were sold to persons