Mr. Rajive Bhalla, J.: - By way of this judgment, we shall dispose of Civil Writ Petition Nos. 7003, 10170, 11669, 11670, 14572 and 14799 of 2011, 1028, 1030, 4553, 4556, 4569, 4572, 4573, 4593, 4598, 4599, 4604, 4608, 4609, 4612, 4613, 4614, 4615, 4616, 4617, 4618, 4619, 4620, 4621, 4624, 4628, 4666,4667, 4669, 4671, 4672, 4698, 5058, 5068, 5070, 5073, 5125, 5161, 5235, 5240, 5381, 5393 and 5463 of 2012 6514, 6515, 6516, 6517, 6518, 6519, 6520, 6521 and 6523 of 2013. as counsel for the parties agree that these petitions involve adjudication of common questions of law and the fact and whether filed under Section 11 or Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the “1961 Act”), have to be decided together.

2. Counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are, admittedly, proprietors and residents of village Bankharpur, Tehsil Derabassi, District SAS Nagar, Mohali. The land in dispute is “Shamilat Patti” and as it is not used as per revenue record for the benefit of the village community or a part thereof or for common purposes of the village, it is excluded from “Shamilat Deh”. The Gram Panchayat sought to inter