IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition 9806 of 2009 Date of decision: 3.9.2009 Natha Singh …Petitioner Versus Collector Panchayat Lands, and ors …Respondents Present: Mr MS Bal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr HS Gill, DAG Punjab. Mr RK Joshi, Advocate for respondent-3. S.S. SARON, J. Natha Singh – petitioner has filed this petition seeking quashing of order dated 4.6.2009 (P6) passed by the Collector, Panchayat Lands-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development), Tarn Taran vide which status quo regarding possession of the property has been ordered to be vacated. A further prayer has been made for directing respondents-2 and 3 not to auction by way of lease the land measuring 419 Kanals 12 Marlas situated in village Goindwal Sahib, Tehsil Tarn Taran, District Amritsar (now District Tarn Taran), which is in the possession of share holders as per Jamabandi for the year 2002-03 and became their ownership under the provisions of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (Act – for short). Mr Joshi, learned counsel for respondent-3 has placed on record a copy of the order dated 25.8.2009 passed by the Collector-cum- Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Tarn Taran; in terms of 1 CWP 9806 of 2009 which the petition under Section 11 of the Act filed by the petitioner – Natha Singh along with others has been dismissed. In view of the petition being dismissed, the present petition has become infructuous. As already noticed, the petition has been filed against order dated 4.6.2009 (P6) by which the order of status quo in favour of the petitioner had been vacated. However, the main petition under Section 11 of the Act has been decided. Therefore, the present petition has been rendered infructuous and is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. 3.9.2009. ( S.S.SARON ) ASR JUDGE 2