JUDGMENT

ANU MALHOTRA, J.

1. The petitioner Mr.Y.S. Dwivedi who has retired from the post of Chief Engineer under the Military Engineer Services on 31.12.2019 at the age of 60 years seeks the issuance of a writ of mandamus to the respondent nos.1 and 2 i.e. Directorate of Estates through its Director Estate, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi and Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs respectively to allow the petitioner to retain the house bearing no. E-5/1, Sector -13, Block E, R.K Puram, Sector-13, New Delhi allotted to him on 14.06.2016 in accordance with the Central Government General Pool Residential Accommodation Rules, 2017 vide registration No.10123061 and AAN no. 244168 on prescribed license fee till the Covid-19 pandemic situation normalizes.

2. The petitioner submits that he is aggrieved by three notices issued by the respondent no.1 to him i.e.:-

(i) notice dated 28.04.2020 issued by the respondent no.1 apprising him that his allotment of the Government Accommodation referred to hereinabove i.e. house ID No.334422, Type 6A at R.K.Puram, Sector-13, Block-E, Qtr.5-1 stood cancelled from 01.07.2020 after allowing the concessional period as per rule