1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.7417/2008 (Sumer Singh Vs. State of Raj. & Ors.) Date of order :: 18.9.2008 P R E S E N T HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr.Vivek Shrimali, for the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that against illegal action of respondents for the purpose of constructing boundary wall for veterinary Hospital, an appeal has been preferred by petitioner under Section 61 of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, but standing committee of Panchayat Samiti, Sayla is not even entertaining the appeal filed by petitioner. According to Section 61 of the Act of 1994, the standing committee is under an obligation to decide the appeal filed by petitioner which is statutory appeal. 2 In this view of the matter, I am of the opinion that once the remedy is available under the Panchayat Act and petitioner has already preferred an appeal, then obviously the standing committee is under an obligation to decide the appeal so filed by petitioner. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the standing committee to decide the appeal filed by petitioner within a period of fifteen days from the date of submitting certified copy of this order. It is also made clear that for interim relief, petitioner may also file an application before the standing committee. Upon filing such application for interim relief by petitioner, the standing committee shall decide the same also. (GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS), J. A.K. Chouhan/- A.K. Chouhan/-