PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT, CHANDIGARH. *** CWP No. 16493 of 2009. Date of decision: October 29, 2009. *** Malkiat Singh and another Vs. The State of Punjab and others. *** CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice T.S.Thakur, Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mahesh Grover. *** Present; Shri S.S.Hira, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** T.S.Thakur, CJ (Oral) After arguing the matter at a considerable length, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition reserving liberty for the petitioners to approach the Collector under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 for an order of eviction against respondents No. 7 to 10 who are alleged to have un-authorizedly occupied two kanals of land comprised in Khasra No. 32 Khewat No. 43 of Village Sada Raian (Panj Grian) Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur forming part of shamlat deh of that Village. He submits that the Collector could be directed to expedite disposal of the proceedings as and when the same are initiated before him. In the circumstance, therefore, we dispose of this writ petition as withdrawn and grant liberty to the petitioners to approach the Collector concerned, under Section 7 of the Act aforementioned for appropriate order, in accordance with law, after hearing the persons alleged to be in unauthorized occupation of the land in question. We hope and trust that in case proceedings under Section 7 of the Act are initiated at the instance of the petitioners, the Collector would take steps to ensure that the appropriate orders are passed expeditiously but not later than six months from the date such proceedings are initiated. (T.S.Thakur) Chief Justice (Mahesh Grover) October 29, 2009 Judge Malik