IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Letter Patent Appeal No. 517 of 2009 Date of Decision: July 02, 2009 Ajit Singh … Appellant Versus State of Punjab and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.S. KHEHAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.D. ANAND Present : Mr. H.S. Rakhra, Advocate, for the appellant. J.S. Khehar, J. (Oral) Through the instant appeal, the appellant desires to challenge the action of the respondents in removing the appellant from the office of Panch. This action was taken against the appellant on account of his being in unauthorized possession of Gram Panchayat land. The fact, that the appellant was in unauthorized possession of the Gram Panchayat land, emerges from the demarcation report dated 15.12.2008 (Annexure P/15), and finally from the enquiry report dated 23.01.2009 (Annexure P/19). The solitary contention of the learned counsel for the appellant is that, the appellant is not in unauthorized possession of any land of the Gram Panchayat, and that, the finding recorded in the demarcation report, as also in the enquiry report dated 15.12.2008 and 23.01.2009 respectively, are liable to be set aside. LPA No. 517 of 2009 It has been noticed in the order passed by the learned Single Judge disposing of Civil Writ Petition No. 7076 of 2009, that the appellant participated in the demarcation process, and that, he was also associated in the enquiry conducted thereupon. In the aforesaid view of the matter, the learned Single Judge recorded, that it would be inappropriate for him to re- determine disputed question of fact, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. In fact, even during the course of hearing before us, the learned counsel for the appellant has raised the same issue based on an earlier demarcation report dated 23/24.06.2008 followed by an earlier enquiry report dated 14.07.2008. We are of the view that the learned Single Judge was fully justified to refrain from entering in the arena of disputed questions of fact. Dismissed. ( J.S. Khehar ) Judge July 02, 2009 ( S.D. Anand ) vkd Judge 2