IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 19325 of 2009 Karan Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. U.K. Agnihotri, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Patter, DAG, Haryana for the State. RANJIT SINGH J. The land was auctioned in favour of the petitioner. The same was also not approved. However, the sale has not been confirmed in favour of the petitioner. In response, the State counsel would point that subsequently it was noticed that the land was a forest land and put to auction without seeking permission under the Act. The counsel for the petitioner, however, says that the land is not a forest land. That being the fact in dispute, it cannot be gone into in exercise of writ jurisdiction. The petitioner may have his alternative remedy of filing the civil suit and establish that the land in question infact is not a forest land and have necessary relief in this regard. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. February 21, 2011 (RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE