IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 4340 of 1984 DATE OF DECISION : 22.07.2010 Sewa Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus Gram Panchayat, village Alamgir and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Amarjit Markan, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J ( Oral ) The petitioners have filed the instant petition challenging the order of ejectment dated 24.2.1981 (Annexure P-4), passed by the District Development and Panchayat Officer, Ludhiana, exercising the powers of Collector, under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act'), as well as the order dated 27.5.1983 (Annexure P-8) passed by the Joint Director, Panchayats, Punjab, exercising the powers of the Commissioner, whereby the appeal filed by the petitioners against the aforesaid order was dismissed. In the instant petition, the contention of the petitioners is that the disputed land does not vest in the Gram Panchayat, as in the revenue record, it has been shown as `Mushtarka Malkan Maskoob' and the CWP No. 4340 of 1984 -2- petitioners are owners in possession of the same. Without deciding the issue of ownership, the aforesaid authorities have passed the order of ejectment under Section 7 of the Act, while holding that in view of Sections 18 and 23-A of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, the Panchayat is fully competent to manage and control this land. In view of the aforesaid facts, learned counsel for the petitioners, after arguing for some time, states that the petitioners may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a title suit to establish their title. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. July 22, 2010 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE