IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. COCP No. 1163 of 2009 Date of decision : 3.7.2009 Harpreet Singh … Petitioner Versus Sanjeev Garg, Collector -cum-DDPO, Ropar … Respondent. CORAM:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: None for the petitioner. … Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) CM No.15063-CII of 2009 CM is allowed subject to all just exceptions. CM No.15064-CII of 2009 CM is allowed. Documents are taken on record. COCP No. 1163 of 2009 As per the averments made in this petition, the petitioner along with his family members is the proprietor of the village and their land is situated adjoining the bed of the stream known as Siswan river and the petitioner is in possession of the suit land for the last many years. The Sarpanch of the village filed a petition under Section 7 of Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 in which notice was issued to the petitioner. The petitioner filed reply to the aforesaid petition. The petitioner filed an application for transfer of the aforesaid petition which was allowed vide order dated 14.1.2009 passed by Sh. Gurdev Singh Sidhu, Director Rural Development and Panchayat Punjab [Exercising the powers of Commissioner under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961] and the petition under Section 7 of the aforesaid Act against the petitioner was ordered to be transferred to the Court of District Development and Panchayat Officer, Fatehgarh Sahib, COCP No.1163 of 2009 -2- and the parties were directed to appear before the Collector-cum-District Development and Panchayat Officer, Fatehgarh Sahib. It is the allegation of the petitioner that in pursuance of the aforesaid order, the respondent is not sending the record of the case which has resulted into the obstruction in administration of justice and therefore, he is guilty of civil as well as criminal contempt. It is relevant to mention here that no one has appeared on behalf of the petitioner to assist the Court. I have perused the petition. There is no material from which it can be made out that the respondent has obstructed in the administration of justice or has committed the Contempt of Court. In view of the aforesaid, I find no merit in this petition. The present petition is frivolous one. The petition is dismissed with costs which are assessed as Rs.10,000/-. The petitioner is directed to deposit the amount of costs within two months from today with the Legal Services Authority, Punjab, Chandigarh. ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG) July 3, 2009 JUDGE ps I