Mr. Satish Kumar Mittal, J.: - This order shall dispose of Letters Patent Appeals No.22, 30, 46 and 47 of 2012, arising from the common order dated 17.8.2011, passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby four separate writ petitions (Civil Writ Petitions No. 15937, 17944, 17943 and 17565 of 2006) filed by Gram Panchayat, Village Aakri, Tehsil Rajpura, District Patiala (respondent No. 1 herein) were allowed.

2. All these appeals have been filed by the proprietors. The title suits filed by them under Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act of 1961’) claiming themselves to be own­ers in possession of the land in question were dis­missed by Collector, Nawanshahr, vide order 18.4.2006, while holding that the land in dispute described in the revenue record as ‘Shamlat Deh Hasab Rasad Zar Khewat’ is being used for the benefit of the village community, and thus it falls under the definition of ‘shamlat deh’ and the same shall vest in the Gram Panchayat under Section 4 of the Act of 1961. On separate appeals, filed by the appellants under Section 11(2) of the Act of 1961, the Commissioner set aside the order of the Collect