IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.5934 of 1987 (O&M) Date of Decision: 14.03.2011. Dharam Singh and another --Petitioners Versus Gram Panchayat,Bhukhapuri and others -- Respondents ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN ***** Present: Mr.Ramender Chauhan,Advocate, for the petitioners Mr.Anil Bansal,Advocate for the respondents. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J (ORAL) The petitioners have challenged orders Annexures P-1 and P-2 by way of this writ petition in which notice of motion was issued on 8.9.1987 and operation of the impugned orders was stayed. The writ petition was admitted on 11.1.1988 with order of stay to continue. The petitioners have filed a petition under Section 10-A of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (for short,'the Act') before the Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Karnal, challenging the order dated 06.11.1986 by which lease deed of land in dispute in their favour for a period of five years was cancelled. The Assistant Collector Ist Grade, vide his order dated 23.2.1987 dismissed the application and the Collector, Karnal, dismissed the appeal on 30.7.1987. C.W.P No.5934 of 1987 (O&M) -2- Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the present writ petition has become infructuous as admittedly the lease was only for a period of five years which has already expired. In view thereof, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) MARCH 14, 2011 JUDGE rr