HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.11046 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 04.07.2011 **** Tarsem Lal . . . . Petitioner VS. Collector, Pathankot & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. IPS Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 18.09.2009 and 10.05.2011 (Annexure P3 & P4) passed by the Assistant Collector 1st Grade and the Collector, Pathankot, respectively, finalizing the Mode of Partition in respect of a joint holding measuring 46 kanals 2 marlas situated within the revenue estate of Kathlaur, Hadbast No.73, Tehsil Pathankot. (2). It appears that instead of finding any fault on merits with the Mode of Partition, the petitioner approached the Appellate Authority primarily with the grievance that his address was not correctly mentioned in the partition application as a result of which he was neither heard nor CWP No.11046 of 2011.doc - 2 – his objections considered before finalizing the Mode of Partition. (3). The Appellate Authority has declined to interfere with the Mode of Partition after observing that the petitioner failed to appear despite proclamation and that earlier also the Collector had set aside the order of Assistant Collector and the matter was remitted to decide the same afresh but despite the proceedings having remained pending for years, the petitioner did not appear or contest the same. (4). In these writ proceedings also, the petitioner has not disclosed as to how much share out of the joint holding measuring 46 kanals 2 marlas is owned by him. Suffice it to mention here that the petitioner can have a locus to agitate only if the mode of partition does not allocate him a specific piece of land to the extent of his ownership. (5). The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner that in case the Mode of Partition does not allocate him land to the extent of his ownership share in the joint holding, he may approach the Assistant Collector 1st Grade, Pathankot for necessary modification/clarification in the said Mode of Partition. (6). Dasti . 04.07.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge CWP No.11046 of 2011.doc - 3 –