Civil Writ Petition No. 6670 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- Civil Writ Petition No. 6670 of 2007 Date of decision: 20.10.2008 Gram Panchayat Mavi Sappan ........Petitioner Versus Director Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab and others ....... Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.S.Khehar Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Vijay Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Parveen Chander Goyal, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No. 1 and 2 Mr. Kuldip Sanwal, Advocate for respondent No. 3 -.- J.S.Khehar , J. (Oral) Through the instant writ petition, Gram Panchayat Mavi Sappan, Tehsil and District Patiala, has impugned the orders dated 18.03.2005 (Annexure P-9) and 11.11.2005 (Annexure P-11) passed by the Director Rural Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab, Chandigarh (exercising the powers of Commissioner), by asserting that the same are not speaking orders, and that those were passed without affording any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Mr. Parveen Chander Goyal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, appearing for respondents No. 1 and 2 and Mr. Kuldip Sanwal, Advocate, appearing for respondent No. 3 state, that they have no objection Civil Writ Petition No. 6670 of 2007 2 if the impugned orders dated 18.03.2005 and 11.11.2005 are set aside with the direction, that the Director Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab (Exercising the powers of Commissioner under the provisions of Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961)), re-adjudicates the matter on merits. Learned counsel for the respondents also have no objection if Gram Panchayat Mavi Sappan, Tehsil and District Patiala, is permitted to place the revenue record relating to the controversy in hand before the Appellate Authority. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is allowed. The impugned orders 18.03.2005 and 11.1.2005 (Annexures P-9 and P-11, respectively) are hereby set aside. Parties are directed to appear before the the Director Rural Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab on 25.11.2008. Necessary revenue record, if any, be placed on the file of the case before the Director Rural Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab, within two weeks from 25.11.2008. The Director Rural Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab, shall afford an opportunity of hearing to the rival parties and shall pass a well reasoned speaking order while disposing of the statutory appeal, preferred by the Appellant-Gram Panchayat. Disposed of Accordingly. [J.S.Khehar] Judge [Nirmaljit Kaur] Judge October 20, 2008 mohan