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The Judgment of the Court was delivered by VENKATACHALIAH, J. Special Leave Petitions (Civil) 4761 and 4762 of 1985 are by the State of Uttar Pradesh and its officers and SLPs 13298 and 11498 of 1987 by the Lucknow Development Authority, (LDA for short) a statutory body constituted under Sec. 4(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning & Development Act, 1973 (Act for short) and its Authorities. Seeking special leave to appeal from the common judgment dated 8.12-1986 of the High Court of Judicature, Allahabad, in Writ Petition Nos. 68 19 of 1985 and 367 of 1986 which were heard and decided along with three other writ-petitions i.e. WP 5521 & 5699 of 1985 and 3463 of 1986. Special leave petitions 11515 of 1987 and SLP 11499 of 1987 are by the LDA and its Authorities directed against the said common judgment dated 8.12.1986 in so far as it per- tains respectively to W.P. 5699 of 1985 and 5521 of 1985. Special leave petition 11220 of 1987 is by the LDA and its Authorities seeking leave to appeal from the Order in W.P. 3463 of 1986.

2. The Writ-petitions before the High Court were pre- ferred by the Respondent Lessees Sri D.P. Singh and his mother Smt. Raj Lakshmi Devi, the heirs of Maharaja Patesh- wari Prasad Singh in respect of Nazool land in Plot No. 10, Ashok Marg, Hasratganj, Lucknow, under deed dated 7.10.1961 commencing from 15.11.1961 and stated to expire on 31.3.1991. The proceedings arose out of two matters. The first pertained to the legality of the Notice dated 19.11.1985 issued by the State Government in cancelling the lease. The cancella-

tion was challenged in two writ-petitions filed separately by Sri D.P. Singh and Smt. Raj Lakshmi Devi in W.P. 6819 of 1985 and WP 367 of 1986 respectively. The High Court by its common order dated 8.12.1986 allowing the said two writ- petitions quashed the said cancellation. In SLPs 4761 and 4762 of 1987 and in SLPs 13298 and 11498 of 1987 the Lucknow Development Authority have assailed this part of the common order.

The second area of the controversy arises out of the order dated 19.4.1986 of the Vice-Chairman, Lucknow Develop- ment Authority, (LDA for short) cancelling the earlier order dated 31.1.1985 granting permission under Sec. 15 of the Act in favour of the Respondent Lessees to develop the lease- hold property by effecting thereon a multi-storeyed building called "Balarampur Towers" comprising of flats etc. This cancellation was challenged by the two Lessees in the joint writ-petition No 3463 of 1986. The High Court allowed this WritPetition also and has quashed the impugned order dated 19.4.1986 by which the permission to build earlier granted was sought to be revoked. In SLP 11220 of 1987 the LDA seeks leave to appeal against this part of the order. WPs 5699 of 1985 and 5521 of 1985 from which the LDA has preferred SLP 11515 of 1987 and SLP 11499 of 1987 respec- tively do not relate to or bear upon the substantial points of controversy between the parties. They relate to certain incidental matters. Accordingly SLPs 11515 of 1987 and SLP 11499 of 1987 would be governed by the order made in the main SLPs.

"Therefore, the Governor is pleased to direct you to serve the enclosed show cause notice in the Maharani, Sri Singh and Builders and obtain their explanation within three days of the service of the notice, give them an opportunity of heating on the fourth day and submit your comments on the explanation along with your recommendations in the light of the above mentioned circumstances along with your report fixing the responsibility on the Vice- Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority and Officers/Officials of the Nazul and building section latest by 28th October, 1985."