IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6697 of 2009 Date of Decision: May 04, 2009 Tarsem Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Punjab State Department of Panchayats & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Mandeep K. Sajjan, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) It has been brought out that respondent Nos.5 and 6 are Sarpanch and Panch of the Gram Panchayat. The two are husband and wife. Respondent Nos.5 and 6 taking undue advantage of their positions in the village, are maintaining illegal possession of Gram Panchayat land as would be evident from Annexure P-2, revenue record. The Deputy Commissioner has been apprised of the same, however, no action is being taken. In view of the nature of controversy, the petition is disposed of, at this stage, with direction to respondent No.2 i.e. Director, Rural Development & Panchayats, Punjab, to look into the CWP No.6697 of 2009 [2] facts and circumstances of the case and take appropriate action as warranted by law, within three months of receipt of a certified copy of this order. This order is not to be construed as an opinion on the merits of the case and is only to ensure that statutory provisions contained in the Punjab Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 are followed and the duties enjoined with the authorities are performed. (AJAI LAMBA) May 04, 2009 JUDGE avin