CWP No.3570 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.3570 of 2008 Date of Decision: 15.12.2010 Tarsem Singh and another .....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondents .... CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA **** Present : Mr. Parveen Kumar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. C.S. Brar, DAG, Punjab, for respondents no.1 to 4. Mr. P.C. Goyal, Advocate for respondent no.5. .... RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral) The petitioners pray for issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the order dated 10.10.2007, passed by the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Trsika, Distt. Amritsar, directing the Gram Panchayat to auction the land, which has been allotted to homeless persons in accordance with instructions issued by the State of Punjab, as recorded in Annexure P-1. On 6.10.2010, after hearing counsel for the parties, the following order was passed :- “ A perusal of the affidavit filed by the Director, Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab reveals that allotment of small plots by the Panchayat, to landless, homeless, scheduled castes, Rai Sikh and members of the CWP No.3570 of 2008 2 Christian community has been cancelled without due consideration. The objections raised to the allotment are incomprehensible. Counsel for the State of Punjab is directed to seek instructions whether the matter should be placed before the Deputy Commissioner for reconsideration of the question of according sanction to the resolution passed by the Gram Panchayat. Adjourned to 1.11.2010.” Counsel for the State of Punjab submits that the State has no objection, if the impugned order is set aside and the matter is placed before the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, for reconsideration of the question of according sanction to the resolution passed by the Gram Panchayat (Annexure P-2) directing allotment of plots to the petitioners. In view of the order dated 6.10.2010 and the statement made by counsel for the State of Punjab, the writ petition is allowed, the order dated 10.10.2007 (Annexure P-4) is set aside and the State of Punjab is directed that the matter be placed before the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, to consider and pass orders on the resolution dated 28.6.2005, passed by the Gram Panchayat, within a period of three months from receipt of a certified copy of this order. Parties are directed to appear before the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, on 9.2.2011. 15.12.2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) GS JUDGE CWP No.3570 of 2008 3