In Brief
The UP Housing and Development Board challenged an NCDRC order directing it to allot a flat to Ramesh Chandra Agarwal under its economically weaker sections scheme. The Supreme Court held that a public authority operating a statutory scheme cannot be compelled to contract with an applicant who does not satisfy the scheme's conditions. The respondent had no contractual entitlement to allotment at a specified price. The NCDRC erred by applying consumer protection law in a manner that violated fundamental contract law principles. The appeal was allowed and the NCDRC's order set aside.
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