IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 19063 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION : 12.10.2011 Jagmal Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Haryana and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARAMJEET SINGH Present: Mr. R.S. Mamli, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. ( Oral ) The petitioners, who are some of the proprietors of village Kharindwa, Tehsil Thanesar, District Kurukshetra, have filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondent Gram Panchayat not to carve out plots measuring 100 square yards from the land in question. During the course of arguments and in the writ petition itself, it has been admitted that the land in dispute is Patti land and is being used for common purpose of the village. In view of this factual position, under Section 2 (g) (3) of the Punjab Village common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (As Applicable to Haryana), such land vests in the Gram Panchayat and as per the jamabandi for the year 2005-06, the land in dispute has been CWP No. 19063 of 2011 -2- shown under the ownership of the Gram Panchayat. In view of the aforesaid admitted position, the respondent Gram Panchayat cannot be restrained from using the land in question, even for carving out plots measuring 100 square yards, for allotment to weaker section of the village. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 12, 2011 ( PARAMJEET SINGH ) ndj JUDGE