IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Letters Patent Appeal No.926 of 2010(O&M) Date of decision: 5.8.2010 Balwant Singh …..Appellant versus Director Rural Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.G.S.Nagra, Advocate for the appellant Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) The appellant/petitioner filed CWP No.9803 of 2010 to impugne order dated 22.1.2010 (P11), passed by the Commissioner under the Punjab Village Common lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (in short, the Act), vide which, an order passed by the Collector, directing the Gram Panchayat to sell 1 kanal 1 marla of land to the petitioner was reversed. Before the learned Single Judge and before this Bench also, it is case of the petitioner that he is ready to make payment/ price for the land under his occupation. Be that as it may, it has come on record that the petitioner’s ejectment was ordered in the year 1996 by the competent authority. That order has become final between the parties. However, it appears that the petitioner is continuing his unauthorized possession by filing one or another application before the Courts below. As per law, the Gram Panchayat cannot be directed by the Collector to sell a particular piece of land to any Letters Patent Appeal No.926 of 2010(O&M) right holder, especially, when the land is being used for common purpose i.e. Pond in the present case. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 05.08.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2