IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP NO.20319 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: December 21, 2006 Sarup Singh Pabla ….Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others …. Respondents CORAM:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VINEY MITTAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI PRESENT: Shri Amanpreet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Viney Mittal,J.(Oral). After arguing the case for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner wishes to withdraw the present petition with a liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order Annexure P.18 by filing a statutory appeal, at the first instance. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty, as aforesaid. However, in case the petitioner fails before the Appellate Authority, he would be at liberty to approach this Court yet again. We further direct that if an appeal is filed by the petitioner before the Appellate Authority within a period of one month from the date a certified copy of this order is received, then the said appeal shall be decided by the Appellate Authority on the merits of the claim made by the petitioner and shall not be rejected on the ground of delay. CWP NO.20319 of 2006 -2- For a period of three weeks from today, the plot in question shall not be allotted to anybody else. A copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of the Bench Secretary attached with this Court. (Viney Mittal) Judge December 21, 2006 (M.M.S. Bedi) KD Judge