IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Letters Patent Appeal No.889 of 2010(O&M) Date of decision: 2.8.2010 Ravinder Singh and others …..Appellant versus State of Punjab and others ……Respondents CORAM: Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jasbir Singh Hon’ble Mr.Justice Augustine George Masih Present: Mr.Munish Gupta, Advocate for the appellants Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Predecessor-in-interest of the appellants filed CWP No. 19232 of 2006 to impugne an order (Annexure P9) dated 12.11.2006, vide which Block Development and Panchayat Officer asked him to vacant unauthorized occupation of the land falling under a common passage. By passing the following order, learned single Judge dismissed the writ petition filed by the petitioners:- “The allegation against the petitioner is that he has blocked the passage. For this purpose, notice was also served upon him vide Annexure P.8 by the Block Development and Panchayat Officer. The inquiry was held but still the petitioner has not vacated the passage. In case, the petitioner is in occupation of any passage, Panchayat and the BDPO is directed to take immediate action to get the passage vacated. No case for interference in the writ petition is made out. Letters Patent Appeal No.889 of 2010(O&M) Dismissed.” There is sufficient material on record to show that the appellants/their predecessor-in-interest have unauthorisedly occupied portion of the common passage. Counsel for the appellants has failed to rebut above said conclusion by making reference to any of the documents on record. If that is so, it is bounden duty of the appellants to vacate land meant for common use. It is contention of counsel for the appellants that they had constructed a double-storied house over the land in dispute. Be that as it may, they may sort it out with the gram Panchayat, this Court cannot pass any order in favour of the appellants. Otherwise also, this appeal is barred by limitation of 415 days. The explanation given is not sufficient to condone the delay. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge 02.08.2010 (Augustine George Masih) gk Judge 2