IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.11195 of 2011 Date of Decision : 22.06.2011 Ram Singh & others ... Petitioners versus State of Punjab & others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. V.K.Jindal Addl. AG, Punjab. **** Rajesh Bindal, J In the forenoon session, when the petition was taken up for hearing, Mr. V.K.Jindal, Addl. AG, Punjab was requested to get the file of the case from the office of DDPO-cum-Collector, Patiala (for short the Collector) to see as to whether the order passed by him on 20.06.2011 is available on file or not as the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner was that when the file was inspected, order dated 20.06.2011 was not in file. In the afternoon session, Addl. AG, Punjab produced the file before this Court. The order dated 20.06.2011 is available in file. It is shown to have been dispatched to BDPO, Samana on 21.06.2011. The contention raised by counsel for the petitioners was that the lease of the land already awarded by the Panchayat in favour of the petitioners was cancelled by the Collector under Section 10-A of Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Act, 1961 without following proper procedure. Learned State counsel has very fairly stated that the CWP No.11195 of 2011 -2- certified copy of the order dated 20.06.2011 passed by the Collector shall be supplied to the petitioners or their representatives on 23.06.2011 as per rules on payment of requisite fees. Status quo regarding possession shall be maintained upto 01.07.2011 or upto filing of the appeal against the order dated 20.06.2011, whichever is earlier. However, after filing of the appeal, the petitioners will abide by interim order, if any, passed by the appellate authority in their favour. It is made clear that the appellate authority shall not be influenced by the interim direction given by this Court on the statement of the counsel for the respondents and will examine the merits of the controversy before passing any interim order. The present petition stands disposed of. June 22, 2011 (Rajesh Bindal) sonia Judge