CWP No.9555 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.9555 of 2008 Date of decision:13.10.2010 Gurmeet Singh and another ..... Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab through Joint Development Commissioner (IRD), Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh and others ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present: Mr.J.S.Bedi, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms.Anu Pal, AAG, Punjab for respondents no.1 to 3. Mr.S.S.Rangi, Advocate for respondent no.4. ***** RAJIVE BHALLA, J.(ORAL) The petitioners pray for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 26.03.2008, passed by the Joint Development Commissioner (IRD), whereby appeal filed by the Gram Panchayat under Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, (hereinafter referred to as the Act) has been accepted. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are in possession of the land before 1950. It is further submitted that as the land in dispute falls within the Lal Lakir and is part of the petitioners house it does not vest in the Gram Panchayat. Counsel for the Gram Panchayat submits that land in dispute though situated within the Abadi Deh is vacant land and therefore, vests in the Gram Panchayat. The petitioners have failed to adduce any evidence to establish their possession before 1950. The appeal was therefore, rightly allowed. CWP No.9555 of 2008 -2- I have heard counsel for the parties and perused the impugned order. In the absence of any material to hold that the petitioners were in possession before 1950 or that land in dispute is part of their house, the finding recorded in the impugned order does not call for interference. However, as the petitiones were admittedly in possession of one marla of this land, liberty is granted to the petitioners to file an appropriate application under Section 4(1)(b) of the Act read with Rule 4 for protecting their possession. Disposed of accordingly. 13.10.2010 [ RAJIVE BHALLA ] shamsher JUDGE