In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh ...... C.W.P. No.21865 of 2008 ..... Date of decision:16.9.2009 Deedar Singh alias Didar Singh and others .....Petitioners v. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents .... Present: Mr. Harsh Bunger, Advocate and Ms. Amita Singal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. H.S. Gill, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No.1 to 5. Mr. Naveen Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate for respondent No.6. None for respondent No.7. Mr. Anandeshwar Gautam, Advocate for respondent No.8. ..... S.S. Saron, J. Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the matter in issue is covered in view of the decision of this Court in Sucha Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others, C.W.P. No.5585 of 2008 decided on 6.2.2009 in which similar sanction relating to exchange of land with private colonizers has been set aside and quashed. The present petition is accordingly allowed in the same terms. The observations made herein shall not be construed as deciding the question of title in the petition filed by the proprietors of the village under Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation), Act, 1961 (`Act' – for short) pending before the Additional C.W.P. No.21865 of 2008 [2] Deputy Commissioner( Development), Mohali (respondent No.4) and the learned Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) shall decide the matter on the basis of evidence and material as adduced before it. September 16, 2009. (S.S. Saron) Judge *hsp* NOTE: Whether to be referred to the Reporter or not:No