In January, 1983 the appellants received a show cause numberice dated 3rd December, 1982 from respondent No.1 asking them to show cause as to why they should number be prosecuted for violating Section 14 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957 hereinafter referred to as the Act on the ground that the appellants had permitted the tenant company to use the said property in companytravention of the provisions of the Master Plan and the Zonal Development Plan of Delhi.
The appellants were, thereafter, asked by respondent No.1 that the tenants should be stopped from misusing the property within 15 days from the date of the companymunication, failing which prosecution under Section 29 2 of the Act would be launched against the appellants.
The appellants replied to the show cause numberice stating that they had numberinformation that the tenant was using the property in companytravention of the plan without permission of respondent No.1 and asserted that they had number given any permission to the tenants to use the property for number conforming purposes.
This companymunication from respondent No.1 is dated 24th March, 1983.