Supreme Court of India

Delhi Development Authority v. Grihasthapana Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd.

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Reported as [1995] 2 S.C.R. 115
Bench S.C. Agra Wal, B.L. Hansaria and Sujata V. Manohar JJ.
Decided 20 February 1995

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid legal position, the contention advanced by A Shri Bishwajit Bhattarcharya for the respondents is tlJtt there was no acceptance of the offer given on 3.11.92 in which mentioned was made about the rate of premium being Rs. 1650.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Delhi Development Authority (Disposal of Developed Nazul land) Amendment Rules. 1981-Rule 24(2)-Forfeiture of earnest money paid by the allottee who refused to accept the allotment of land at enhanced price-Validity of. Words and phrases--!'Eamest money''-Meaning of. The appellant authority proposed to allot land to co- operative group housing societies at Dwarka, Phase-I and Narela @ Rs. 975 and Rs. 950 per sq. meter respectively. The interested societies were required to deposit Rs. 5 Iakh as earnest money. However, before possession was delivered the appellant authority enhanced the

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Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to

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