The Vice Chancellor Ranchi University vs Jharkhand State Housing Board Th ...

2. In order to appreciate the issues involved in   this   appeal,   it   is   necessary   to   set   out   the facts in detail hereinbelow.

6. The   University   paid   10%   of   the   total consideration   and   started   paying   monthly installments,   which   they   paid   up   to   the   year 1991   regularly.     However,   there   were   some defaults   made   by   the   University   in   paying remaining installments.

8. The   Board   on   19.10.1989,   however, raised   a   demand   of   Rs.2,62,44,149/­   on   the 3 University,   which   included   partly   balance money   towards   principal   amount   and remaining   towards   interest   accrued   on   the defaulted   sum.   Since   the   University   did   not satisfy/pay   the   demand   of   Rs.2,62,44,149/­, the   Board   cancelled   the   allotment   by   order dated 29.11.1992 and decided to allot the flats to some of the occupants (employees) who were by   that   time   retired but  continued to  occupy the   flats.   This   allotment   was   made   on   the request made by the University to the Board.

24. This submission is wholly untenable and deserves rejection for more than one reason.

26. In   the   light   of   the   foregoing discussion/reasons,   we   cannot   concur   with the   reasoning   and   the   conclusion   of   the Division Bench and are inclined to agree with that of the learned Single Judge.

27. The appeal thus succeeds and is allowed. The impugned order is set aside, and that of the   learned   Single   Judge   restored.   The   writ petitions   out   of   which   this   appeal   arises   is accordingly dismissed.

28. Needless to observe, the University would be   at   liberty   to   proceed   against   the   writ petitioners seeking their eviction from the flats in   question   by   filing   appropriate   proceedings before   the   Competent   Authority   under   the Public   Premises   (Eviction   of   Unauthorised Occupants)   Act,   1971   and   also   claim   in   the said proceedings arrears of penal rent payable by   the   writ   petitioners   from   the   date   their possession   became   unauthorized   in   the   flats and University till their delivery.

29. The University is also at liberty to finalize the   issue   of   allotment   of   the   flats   with   the 16 Board   with   the   intervention   of   the   State expeditiously.   It  will  be  for   the  benefit  of  the University and its employees, in service.

30. Likewise,   the   writ   petitioners   and   other employees (occupants) would also be at liberty to   take   refund   from   the   Board   of   their   paid amount, which they claimed to have deposited with the Board for allotment of the flats along with interest at a reasonable rate.

31.  On such request being made by the writ petitioners, the Board will refund the money to the   writ   petitioners   and   any   such   employees within three months from the date of making a demand after verification as an outer limit. 17

32. In the light of this order, the intervention application   and   impleadment   application stands disposed of.

October 23, 2018.