IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6206 of 2008 Date of Decision: 27.08.2008 Jagir Singh & others ..Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR,CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Gurcharan Dass, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. H.S.Sidhu, Addl. A.G. Haryana for respondents No.1 to 5 Ms. Seema Arora, Advocate for respondents No.6 to 8. ***** T.S.Thakur, C.J. (Oral) After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case they are given liberty to approach the competent authority under Section 199 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as ' the Act') to challenge the resolutions dated 20.04.2005 and 7.6.2007 passed by the Gram Panchayat, Talwara, District Ludhiana. He submits that although a representation in terms of Section 199(3) of the Act has already been filed before the Deputy Commissioner seeking cancellation of the lease granted in favour of some of the respondents, yet the petitioners would like to move the Director of Panchayats in terms of Section 199(1) of the Act aforementioned for cancellation of the two resolutions. He seeks a direction to the Director as well as to the Deputy Commissioner to dispose of the petitioners' representations within a time frame to be fixed by the Court. CWP No. 6206 of 2008 [2] In the circumstances, therefore, and keeping in view the fact an equally efficacious remedy is available to the petitioners against the impugned resolutions, we allow the petitioners to withdraw this petition and grant them liberty to file a representation before the Director of Panchayats in terms of Section 199(1) of the Act. In case, any such representation is filed by the petitioners, within six weeks from today, the same shall be examined by the Director of Panchayats and disposed of expeditiously but not later than six months from the date the representation is made. The Deputy Commissioner who has already been moved by the petitioners in terms of Section 199(3) of the Act, shall also dispose of the said representation, in accordance with law, under intimation to the petitioners or their counsel within six weeks from the date a copy of the order is served upon him. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the above directions leaving the parties to bear their own costs. (T.S.THAKUR) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) 27.08.2008 JUDGE 'ravinder'