IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Letters Patent Appeal No.477 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 5.7.2010 Punjab Wakf Board …..Appellant Versus Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Punjab and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.Vevek Sethi, Advocate for the appellant Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) This appeal has been filed against order dated 15.4.2009, vide which CWP No.3720 of 2009 filed by the petitioner was dismissed. In this case dispute is as to whether in a particular piece of land, which was shown as ownership of the gram Panchayat, a Kabristan was in existence or not? and further that on the basis of notification issued in the year 1971, the ownership of the Gram Panchayat can be taken away without providing proper opportunity to it. The learned Single Judge has categorically stated that the revenue officers are not competent to make change in the entries incorporated in a Jamabandi. To that extent, we feel that the opinion expressed is perfectly justified. It has come on record and also is evident from the order Annexure P3 that at the spot, Kabristan was not in existence. Land is under cultivation for the last so many years. If that is so, the appellant is first to establish a fact on record, may be, by adopting proper Letters Patent Appeal No.477 of 2010 (O&M) proceedings, that the Kabristan was in existence. No case is made out to condone delay also. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 05.07.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2