IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 1381 of 2008 Date of Decision: 18.08.2008 Om Parkash and others ...Petitioners versus State of Haryana and others ..Respondents Present : Mr. B.S.Tewatia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rameshwar Malik, Addl. A.G. Haryana CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR,CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT ***** T.S.Thakur, Chief Justice (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks leave to withdraw this petition with liberty to approach the competent authority under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961 for appropriate redress. He submits that a direction could be issued to the competent authority to entertain the application and pass appropriate orders on the same in accordance with law expeditiously. Mr. Rameshwar Malik, Addl. A.G. Haryana appearing for the respondents has no objection if such a direction is issued. In the circumstances, we dismiss the petition as withdrawn, reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach the competent authority under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961 for appropriate redress. We further direct that in case an appropriate application is moved by the petitioners before the competent authority within two months from today, the competent authority shall entertain CWP No. 1381 of 2008 [2] and dispose of the same in accordance with law expeditiously and as far as possible within a period of one year from the date the application is received. No costs. (T.S.THAKUR) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) 18.08.2008 JUDGE 'ravinder'