1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 16889 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:- 19.01.2011 Sumit Gupta, son of Sh. Virender Gupta, resident of Radaur, Dera Ghespur, Tehsil Jagadhri, District Yamuna Nagar. ......Petitioner Vs State of Haryana through Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Government of Haryana (Department of Panchayat & Local Bodies), Chandigarh and others. ......Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Abhishek Sethi, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * * RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J. (ORAL) C.M. No. 876 of 2011 Civil Miscellaneous application is allowed. Photographs depicting encroachment on the Panchayat land are taken on record. CWP No. 16889 of 2010 The PIL petitioner complains of encroachment by the respondents No. 5 to 11 on land which is claimed to be belonging to the Panchayat. According to the petitioner, the complaints filed by him which are also enclosed to the writ petition have not been answered by 2 the competent authority. Hence the PIL. Keeping in mind what has been stated above, we are of the view that instead of formally admitting this PIL it will be appropriate to dispose of the same at this stage by directing the concerned authority to take on record the complaints filed by the petitioner and thereafter determine as to whether there is any encroachment. If such encroachment is found to have been made by the respondents or by any other person on the Panchayat land necessary steps in accordance with law will be initiated by the said authority. The process directed by this order be completed within three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. PIL stands disposed of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE 19.01.2011 Amodh