Civil Revision No.4540 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.4540 of 2009 Date of Decision:25.09.2009 Hardial Singh @ Dial Singh and another .....Petitioners versus Director, Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. Present: Mr.V.K.Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.O.P.Dabla, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr.Karambir Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J.(Oral) In this revision petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners have challenged the order dated 28.05.2009 (Annexure P-4) passed by respondent No.1 whereby the stay application filed by them along with the appeal under Section 7(2) of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, was dismissed. The present revision petition can be disposed on the basis of consensus between the parties. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that respondent No.1 may be directed to decide the appeal within two months and till such time, the parties may be ordered to maintain status quo regarding Civil Revision No.4540 of 2009 2 possession of the suit land. He further states that the petitioners shall not seek any adjournment in the appeal from respondent No.1. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 has no objection to the aforesaid proposal made by the learned counsel for the petitioners. In view of the above, the present revision petition is disposed of with a direction that respondent No.1 shall decide the appeal on or before 15.12.2009 and during the pendency of the appeal, the parties shall maintain status quo regarding possession of the suit land. It is, however, made clear that the petitioners shall be bound by the statement made by their counsel that they shall not seek any adjournment before the appellate authority. September 25, 2009 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) seema JUDGE