Civil Writ Petition No.21980 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.21980 of 2010 Date of decision:- August 2, 2011 Piara Singh & others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab & others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. Manpreet Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. N.D.S.Mann, Addl.A.G., Punjab, for the State. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Advocate, for respondent Nos.2 to 4. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. On 15.12.2010, this Court had observed that the land in dispute had not been auctioned for extraction of minor minerals. Accordingly, directions were issued to Municipal Council, Chamkaur Sahib to ensure that minor minerals are not extracted, trees are not uprooted and the nature of the land is not altered. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Ropar was directed to implement this order and to file report in the Court before the next date of hearing. In the meantime, contempt petition was also filed, where the SSP had filed a reply confirming that necessary direction has been passed to Deputy Superintendent of Police and SHO to ensure that no mining should take place. The matter has also been brought to the notice of Panchayat as well as Municipal Council and necessary directions are also issued to provide police force, if it is Civil Writ Petition No.21980 of 2010 -2- required, for implementing the order passed. Counsel appearing for Municipal Council also submits that the Municipal Council undertakes not to auction the land or to change the nature of common land. This statement is made by counsel, on instructions from Sh. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Chamkaur Sahib. In support, affidavit of the said Executive Officer is also handed over in the Court today. The same is taken on record. In view of this statement and reply so filed, the writ petition is rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. However, it is observed that any violation of the undertaking or any order passed by this Court, would invite strict action. August 02, 2011 (RANJIT SINGH) monika JUDGE