IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 18024 of 2011 Date of Decision: September 23, 2011 Balwinder Singh and others ….Petitioners Versus Financial Commissioner (Co-operation), Punjab and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: Mr. Harsh Bunger, Advocate, for the petitioners. 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Present writ petition arising out of the mutation proceedings. This Court in the matter of Shamsher Singh versus Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala and others, C.W.P. No. 16338 of 2011, decided on 02.09.2011 has held that writ petition ordinarily should not be entertained against the orders passed in the mutation proceedings. This Court has further held that mutation does not confer or extinguish any title. This Court CWP No. 18024 of 2011 has further held that any observation, finding or decision in a summary proceeding of mutation shall not be res judicata in a subsequent suit pending between the parties for declaration of title nor shall prejudice the trial of the suit involving possession of the title. This Court further held that during the pendency of the civil suit between the parties, revenue officer shall not proceed with the mutation involving complicated question of facts and law. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that parties are before the Civil Court in a suit involving question of title. In view of the judgment of this Court in the case of Shamsher Singh (supra), I am not inclined to exercise my writ jurisdiction. Present petition is dismissed. However, parties shall be at liberty to agitate their respective title before the Civil Court in a pending civil suit. Civil Suit shall be decided, at its own merit, in accordance with law, without being prejudiced by any observation / finding / decision passed in the impugned orders. Any finding, observation or decision in the impugned orders shall not be taken as res judicata in a civil suit pending between the parties. September 23, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2