JUDGMENT

Rakesh Kumar Jain, J. (Oral) - This petition is directed against the order dated 31.05.2013 (Annexure P-ll).

2. Shorn off unnecessary details, counsel for the petitioner has submitted that an application under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (as applicable to the State of Punjab) (for short, "the Act") was filed by the Gram Panchayat against the petitioner for seeking his eviction from the land measuring 78 kanals 5 marlas. At the same time, the petitioner had also filed a suit under Section 11 of the Act for declaring himself as owner of the land measuring 78 kanals 5 marlas. Both the petitions were clubbed together and the application filed by the Gram Panchayat under Section 7 of the Act was dismissed whereas the suit filed by the petitioner was decided in his favour vide order dated 28.06.1982. As a result, two appeals were filed by the Gram Panchayat against the same order vide which application under Section 7 of the Act was dismissed and suit filed under Section 11 was allowed. The appeals were also dismissed on 31.10.1986. The Gram Panchayat challenged the orders dated 26.06.1982 and 31.10.1986 by way of a writ petition No.449 of 1