IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 10336 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: June 02, 2011 Daulat Ram .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Haryana and others .......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. B.S. Tewatia, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent no. 2-Deputy Commissioner, Palwal to take action against Shashi Bala-respondent no. 5, who happens to be the Sarpanch of the village, on a complaint filed by the petitioner placed on record as Annexure P-1. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has pleaded that respondent no. 5 has illegally encroached on land of Gram Panchayat on Khewat No. 121, Khata No. 130 Khasra No. 28 (0-13) and Khasra No. 30 (8-14) Gair Mumkin Johar and Chaha. 3. On a query of the Court, learned counsel admits that application under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, (for short 'The Act') as applicable to Haryana has not been filed. 4. This petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an application under Section 7 of the Act. If such an application is filed, the prescribed authority under the said Act is directed to proceed expeditiously. 02.06.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE