Civil Writ Petition No.18413 of 2009 -1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18413 of 2009 Date of Order: 30.09.2010 Jagbir son of Sher Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present: Mr. C.R.Dahiya,Advocate for the petitioner Mr. D.Khanna, Addl. A.G.,Haryana and Ms. Shruti Jain, AAG, Haryana for respondents no.1 to 4 Mr. Shailender Mohan, Advocate for respondent no.5. RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral). This order shall dispose of C.W.P.Nos. 18413, 18419, 18433, 18437, 18469, 19140, 19157, 19158 and 19159 of 2009 as they involve adjudication of identical points. For the sake of convenience, facts are being taken from CWP No.18413 of 2009. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the orders dated 05.07.2007 and 04.03.2008, passed by the Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Hansi and the Collector, Hisar, ordering the ejectment of the petitioner. In addition, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the Gram Panchayat to regularise his possession under Rule 12 (4) of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation)Rules, 1964. Civil Writ Petition No.18413 of 2009 -2 Counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner has constructed a house over the land in dispute, he is ready to offer 2 kanals and 6 marlas out of khasra no.706, adjoining the school and 1 kanal and 6 marlas out of khasra no.695, adjoining the “Gair Mumkin Johar”, in order to save his house. It is prayed that the Gram Panchayat may be directed to consider this offer afresh in accordance with Rule 12 (4) of the Rules. Counsel for the Gram Panchayat submits that the petitioner's offer to purchase the land has already been rejected but as the petitioner has made a fresh offer, it shall be considered by the Gram Panchayat, in accordance with law. In view of the statement made by counsel for the parties, the orders of ejectment are affirmed and the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an application under Rule 12 (4) of the Rules before the Gram Panchayat setting out in detail his offer to provide alternative land in lieu of the land in his possession. In case, such an application is filed within one month, it shall be considered and decided within two months. During this period of three months, the dispossession of the petitioner shall remain stayed. In case, the Gram Panchayat rejects the petitioner's application, the Gram Panchyat would be free to execute the order of ejectment, in accordance with law. September 30, 2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) nt JUDGE