Civil Writ Petition No. 8517 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M.No.14741 of 2010 and Civil Writ Petition No. 8517 of 2010 Date of Order: 12.10.2010 Surinder Kumar ....Petitioner Versus Collector, Panchayat Land-cum-ADC and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present: Ms. Shilpa Malhotra,Advocate for the applicant-petitioner Ms. Anu Pal, AAG, Punjab for respondents no.1,2 and 5 Mr. T.P.Singh, Advocate for respondent no.3 Mr.N.P.S.Mann, Advocate for respondent no.4 RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral). C.M.No.14741 of 2010 Allowed as prayed for. Replication to the written statement filed on behalf of respondent no.3, is taken on record. C.W.P.No.8517 of 2010 Written statement filed on behalf of respondent no.4, in Court today is taken on record. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 04.05.2010, passed by the Civil Writ Petition No. 8517 of 2010 -2- Collector, Panchayat Lands-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner (Dev) Tarn Taran, declining the petitioner's prayer for staying the auction notice dated 26.03.2010. Counsel for respondents no.3 and 4 state that in view of the pendency of petitions under Sections 7 and 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), they shall not auction the land till the decision of the petitions under Sections 7 and 11 of the Act. It is, however, prayed that a direction should be issued to respondents no.1 and 2 to decide the petitions pending under Sections 7 and 11 of the Act, within a period of four months. In view of the statements made by counsel for respondents no.3 and 4, the present petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of accordingly. It is, however, made clear that during pendency of the petitions under Sections 7 and 11 of the Act, the Gram Panchayat shall not auction the land. Respondents no.1 and 2 are directed to decide the petitions pending under Sections 7 and 11 of the Act, within a period of four months from receipt of a certified copy of this order. October 12, 2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) nt JUDGE Civil Writ Petition No. 8517 of 2010 -3-