CWP No.1071 of 2007. 30.7.2007 Present: Mr. Sanjay Jaswal, Advocate for the petitioner. The two Authorities, namely, the Authorized Officer, that is Sub Divisional Officer (C), Sundernagar and the Appellate Authority, namely the Deputy Commissioner, Mandi have both, concurrently held that the petitioner was an encroacher upon the Government land and therefore in terms of the provisions of Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 he was disqualified to be elected or to hold the post of Pradhan of Panchayat. We have seen both the orders and find that both the Authorities below by proper appreciation of evidence have come to the aforesaid correct conclusion. No interference is called for. The Petition is dismissed in liminie. CMP No. 1802 of 2007. Dismissed as infructuous, in view of the orders passed in the main matter. ( V.K. Gupta ), C.J. July 30, 2007. ( Sanjay Karol ), J. (rks)