PUNJAB URBAN PLANNING & DEV. AUTHORITY vs BHUPINDER SINGH

The Supreme Court addressed appeals arising from a common order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission regarding the allotment of houses by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA). The Court held that the earnest money deposited by applicants did not create a vested right to allotment, as explicitly stated in the application process. The Court affirmed the legality of PUDA's actions under the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995, and clarified that the refund of earnest money was permissible for unsuccessful applicants who requested it.