IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.880 of 2011 Date of Decision: January 18, 2011 Harbans Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Gram Panchayat, Nangal & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Ms. Jatinder Jit Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. It has been pointed out that the issue is pending adjudication before the Commissioner i.e. appellate authority, under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961 ( for short, ‘the Act’), the petitioner having filed appeal vide Annexure P-8. 2. Learned counsel further contends that even a prayer for stay has been made. Pending application, however, without adjudication thereon, warrants of possession have CWP No.880 of 2011 [2] been issued and symbolic possession taken vide Annexure P-9. 3. The warrants of possession have been issued under Order dated 11.1.2010 passed by the District Development & Panchayat Officer, exercising powers of Collector, Sangrur, under the Act which order happens to have been challenged before the appellate authority vide Annexure P-8. 4. Considering the nature of issue, this petition is disposed of with direction to the appellate authority under Section 7 of the Act to adjudicate on the application for stay filed on behalf of the petitioner before taking any action in regard to possession of land. (AJAI LAMBA) January 18, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?