CWP No. 6181 of 1986 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6181 of 1986 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.04.2011 Baga Singh and another ...Petitioners Versus The Joint Director and others ..Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Amit, Advocate for Mr. Vikas Singh, Advocate for petitioner No.1. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, DAG, Punjab. RAJESH BINDAL, J. Petition qua petitioner No.2 already stands dismissed as withdrawn. Challenge in the present petition qua petitioner No.1 is to the order dated 25.07.1986 passed by the Collector, Patiala (Annexure P-2) whereby the prayer for interim stay was declined and further order passed in appeal filed by the petitioners before the Commissioner, which was dismissed vide order dated 21.10.1986, being not maintainable. Notice of motion was issued on 13.11.1986. Interim stay as prayed in the writ petition was granted. The prayer in the writ petition is for staying the operation of the impugned orders. The writ petition was ultimately admitted on 14.01.1987, as despite service, respondents were not represented. The proceedings in the present case relates to a petition filed by the petitioners under Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961 (for short “the Act”) way back in the year 1985. None of the parties has any information about the status of the proceedings, as there was no interim stay of proceedings before the Collector. Be that as it may as the petition pertains to the year 1986, it cannot be kept pending any further. CWP No. 6181 of 1986 2 In case proceedings before the Collector have already been concluded, the present petition has been rendered infructuous. However, in case the proceedings are still pending, interim stay already granted by this court on November 13, 1986 shall continue till the disposal of the petition, filed by the petitioners under Section 11 of the Act before the Collector, which shall be finally decided positively up to July 29, 2011. Civil writ petition stands disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) JUDGE 26.4.2011 sharmila