Civil Writ Petition No. 5014 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 5014 of 2010 Date of Order: 19.03.2010 Gurnam Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present: Mr. Vineet Sharma,Advocate for the petitioner RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral). The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the orders dated 13.11.2009, 27.08.1999, 22.05.1997 and 19.11.1996, passed by revenue authorities. Counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner's evidence was closed by order, he could not bring to the notice of revenue authorities that parties are in possession of separate parcels of land pursuant to a private partition. The sale deeds, Annexure P-4 and Annexure P-5 clearly establish the plea of private partition. Heard. Partition proceedings commenced in the year, 1995. The petitioner did not file any objection to the mode of partition and his evidence was closed by order. Despite these facts the petitioner succeeded in thwarting the progress of partition proceedings by exploiting the fora of appeal and revisions provided under the Punjab Land Revenue Act. Partition proceedings should, as a rule conclude Civil Writ Petition No. 5014 of 2010 -2- expeditiously but more often than not remain pending for decades. It would be necessary to mention that partition proceedings are at their initial stage despite a lapse of 15 years. The argument that the sale deeds Annexures P-4 and P-5 disclose an admission of private partition is irrelevant as no such plea was raised before the Assistant Collector. Dismissed. March 19, 2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) nt JUDGE