IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.18538 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: November 23, 2006 NAKLI SINGH AND OTHERS ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE NIRMAL YADAV. PRESENT: MR. MAHAVIR SANDHU, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. (ORAL) The petitioners claim themselves to be the owners of the land in dispute. On the other hand, the Gram Panchayat is also staking its claim of ownership on the basis of revenue record. In order to prove their ownership, the petitioners would have to file appropriate petition under Section 13-A of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 and would have to establish their title over the land in question by leading cogent evidence. On the asking of the Court, Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl.A.G., Haryana accepts notice. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, this petition is disposed of with liberty that the petitioners may avail of said remedy under the aforesaid Act. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE November 23, 2006 (NIRMAL YADAV) Gulati JUDGE