Civil Writ Petition No. 18287 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 18287 of 2009 Date of Order: 05.08.2010 Gram Panchayat Village Talwandi Sallan Tehsil Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur through its Sarpanch Surjit Singh. ....Petitioner Versus Director Land Records, Punjab, Jalandhar and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIVE BHALLA Present: Mr. S.S.Swaich, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. C.S.Brar, DAG, Punjab with Ms. Anu Pal, AAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2 Mr. Harsh Bunger, Advocate for respondent no.3. RAJIVE BHALLA, J (Oral). The petitioner Gram Panchayat prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 14.12.2006, 16.11.2007 and 20.11.2009, passed by the Director Land Records, Punjab (exercising the powers of State Government under Section 42 of The East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948, as being null and void. Counsel for respondent no.3 states that he cannot support the impugned orders but prays that as respondent no.3 has filed a civil suit, claiming similar relief, the writ petition may be allowed but without prejudice to the rights of respondent no.3, to seek redressal Civil Writ Petition No. 18287 of 2009 -2- of his grievance with respect to the path in the pending civil suit. It is prayed that it may be clarified, that setting aside of the impugned orders, would have no effect on the rights of the parties and the civil court would be entitled to decide the suit, independently. In view of the statement made by counsel for respondent no.3, the writ petition is allowed, the orders dated 14.12.2006, 16.11.2007 and 20.11.2009 are set aside, without prejudice to the rights of respondent no.3 to seek redressal of his grievance with respect to the path etc. in the pending suit. It is made clear that findings recorded by consolidation authorities for or against the parties, shall be disregarded by the civil court, while deciding the suit. Parties shall maintain status quo with respect to possession and the nature of the land till the decision of the civil suit. August 05, 2010 (RAJIVE BHALLA) nt JUDGE