IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 10255 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: June 02, 2011 Amarjeet Singh .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS The Collector Ambala and another .......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. Bhag Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to lease out the land owned by Mustalka Malkan and which is not reserved for common purposes in the village under the consolidation scheme, during pendency of suit before respondent no. 1. 2. It has been pleaded on behalf of the petitioner that a suit under Section 13-A of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, (for short 'The Act) as applicable to Haryana claiming ownership of the land in dispute has been filed by the petitioner. In such circumstances, lease rights in the land cannot be auctioned. 3. Admittedly, auction notice has not been issued till date. 4. In view of the fact that auction notice has not been given, the petition is premature and dismissed as such. Even otherwise, this Court finds that proceedings under Section 13-A of the Act are pending. In such circumstances, the petitioner is at liberty to press for stay before the authority before whom proceedings are pending. 02.06.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE