156 measuring 100 6 x 140 6 situate in Maurya Lok Complex on the Dak Bunglow Road in Patna town through a public auction.
However, on 1st September, 1986 the P.R.D.A. deposited a sum of Rs.
Had this information been given to the appellants, they would have withdrawn the said money and invested the money in a better way to earn maximum rate of interest.
It is under such circumstances the appellants filed a petition under Article 226 before the Patna High Court challenging the order passed by the state government and in the alternative, prayed for refund of money deposited by the husband of appellant No.1.
Subsequently, it was found that on the said plot of land, numbercinema hall building companyld be companystructed under the building regulations framed by the authority.
Before the High Court, the P.R.D.A. did number dispute the deposit made by the appellants husband.
The Patna Regional Development Authority in short the P.R.D.A resolved to lease out cinema plot No.
The auction was held on 17th March, 1981.
1 offered a bid for Rs.
The High Court was of the view that since lease deed executed in favour of appellants husband cannot be given effect to, the appellants are entitled for refund of the money.
However, this information was number given to the appellants herein.
The P.R.D.A. offered an alternative plot Nos.
48,25,000/ deposited by the P.R.D.A. in a nationalised bank along with the interest accrued thereon shall be paid to the appellants and further the appellants would also be entitled to interest at the rate of 12 on the said sum for the period from 23rd December, 1981 to 31 st August, 1986.
Under such circumstances, husband of appellant No.
In the said auction, the husband of appellant No.
1 requested the P.R.D.A. either to refund the money or give an alternative plot where cinema building companyld be companystructed.
It is against the said judgment of the High Court the appellants have preferred this appeal.
However, on the intervention of the state government, lease of land executed in favour of the appellants husband companyld number be given effect to.
48,25,000/ .
12,06,250/ .
In that view of the matter, the High Court disposed of the writ petition by issuing a direction that a sum of Rs.
154 156 on lease for companystruction of the cinema building.
48,25,000/ in a nationalised bank.
