IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.5844 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 15.10.2009 Gurmail Singh and another .....Petitioners versus Director, Rural Development and Panchayats & others .....Respondents Civil Revision No.5790 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 15.10.2009 Roda Singh and others .....Petitioners versus Director, Rural Development and Panchayats & others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.V.K.Sandhir, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) This order shall dispose of Civil Revision Nos.5844 of 2009 and 5790 of 2009 as common issues are involved in both the cases. For brevity, the facts are extracted from Civil Revision No.5844 of 2009. These revision petitions are directed by the petitioners against the impugned orders dated 2.12.2998 passed by the Collector/Deputy Director, Rural Development and Panchayats, Patiala. C.R. No.5844 of 2009 (O&M) 2 The two sets of petitioners are in occupation of the land measuring 29 kanals-10 marlas (in C.R.No.5844 of 2009) and 26 kanals-10 marlas (in C.R.No.5790 of 2009). The Gram Panchayat, Chalaila, Tehsil and District Patiala, has got passed eviction orders dated 2.12.2008 against the petitioners in the eviction petitions filed under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Land Regulation Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act'). The petitioners, on the other hand, are stated to have filed their respective suits for declaration under Section 11 of the Act. The suits are stated to be still pending but the eviction orders under Section 7 of the Act have been passed. The petitioners preferred their respective appeals alongwith applications for ad-interim stay. While their appeals are kept pending, the Commissioner under the Act-cum-Appellate Authority, has dismissed their applications for stay without assigning any reasons. Having heard counsel for the petitioners and considering their claim that they are in possession of the suit land prior to 1950, these revision petitions are disposed of with a direction to the Director, Rural Department and Panchayats, exercising the powers of the Appellate Authority under the Act, to decide the pending appeals of the petitioners as early as possible and preferably within a period of three months from today. Till then, the parties are directed to maintain status-quo regarding possession. Disposed of. Dasti. 15-10-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE