Mr. S.S. Saron, J.:- This order will dispose of CWP No. 23641 of 2015 titled ‘M/s ASF Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. and another v. State of Haryana and others’ and CWP No. 7544 of 2016 titled ‘M/s ASF Buildwell Pvt. Ltd. and another v. State of Haryana and others’, as the parties in both the petitions are common.

2. In CWP No. 23641 of 2015, the petitioners have made the following substantive prayers:-

“(i) Set aside the order dated 9 September 2015 passed by the Ld. Financial Commissioner;

(ii) Declare the title of the land in question in favour of the petitioner as not being Shamlat deh;

(iii) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, declaring that order dated 05.02.2010 passed in L.P.A. No. 106 of 2006 (Annexure P-33) does not bind or affect the proprietary rights of the petitioner or their predecessor-in-interest.”

3. By way of CWP No.7544 of 2016, the petitioners seek quashing of the order dated 18.12.2015 passed by the Tehsildar, Sohna, exercising the powers of the Assistant Collector 1st Grade, whereby mutation No.3249 has been sanctioned in favour of the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram.

4. According to the petitioners, the order dated 18.12.2015, which is assailed in CWP No. 7544 of 2016, in fact, overreaches an earlier order passed by the Financial Commissioner, Haryana, whereby mutation No. 3110 in respect of the same land, which was in favour of the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, was set aside on 15.09.2014. The Municipal Corporation, Gurugram filed a revision petition against the said order dated 15.09.2014, which was dismissed on 21.10.2015. It is submitted that the Tehsildar, Sohna could not invalidate the order passed by the Financial Commissioner.

5. The dispute in the present petitions relates to part of the land in the revenue estate of village Gwal Pahari, Tehsil and District Gurugram. The land, which the petitioners claim, is comprised in Khewat No. 447/497, Rect. No. 18, Killa No. 19/2 (2-0), 20/2 (3-14), Khewat No. 448/498, Rect. No. 17, Killa No. 4/2 (2-19), 5/2 (6-9), Rect. No. 18, Killa No. 1/2 (5-14), Khewat No. 452/502, Rect. No. 18, Killa No. 20/3 (2-4), 21/1 (3-12), Rect. No. 23, Killa No. 1/1 (2-8), Khewat No. 449/499, Rect. No. 17, Killa No. 15/2 (1-11), 16 (8-0), 25/2 (1-8), Rect. No. 24, Killa No. 5/2 (0-19), Khewat No. 451/501, Rect. No. 17, Killa No. 14/2 (2-8), 15/1 (6-9), Rect. No. 18, Killa No. 11/1/1 (2-0), Khewat No. 498/521, Rect. No. 23, Killa No. 2 (7-2), Khewat No. 519/544, Rect. No. 23, Killa No. 1/3 (2-2) situated in the revenue estate of village Gwal Pahari, Tehsil and District Gurugram. The petitioners claim to have purchased the above-said land from private individuals.

6. Insofar as the dispute with regard to revenue entries is concerned, the provisions of Section 45 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (‘Act’ - for short) provide for suit for declaratory decree by persons aggrieved by an entry in a record. Section 45 of the Act reads as under:-

“45. Suit for declaratory decree by persons, aggrieved by an entry in a record: - If any person considers himself aggrieved as to any right of which he is in the possession by an entry in a record-of-rights or in an annual record, he may institute a suit for a declaration of his right under Chapter VI of the Specific Relief Act, 18771.”

7. The question whether the parties have any dispute with regard to title or the entries in the revenue records is liable to be settled in the Civil Court in terms of the above provision as also by way of seeking a declaration in terms of Chapter VI of the Specific Relief Act, 1963.

8. Therefore, the petitioners, if so advised, may avail their remedy before the Civil Court at Gurugram. Till such time, in order to avoid deterioration and misappropriation of the property, status quo shall be maintained by both the parties with respect to the said land. The status quo shall be in relation to alienation, construction, possession and change of nature of the land.

9. In fact, Shri Shyamal Misra, learned Commiss