JUDGMENT :

JASWANT SINGH, J.

1. Present petition has been filed by two petitioners, namely, Joginder and Karamveer for issuance of a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned order dated 06.10.2020 (Annexure P-8) passed by the Deputy Commissioner, (Panchayat), Sonepat, rejecting their claim for regularization of construction of their houses on the shamlat land under Rule 12(4) of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Rules, 1964. They have further sought issuance of a writ of mandamus for directing the respondents to consider their claim under the said Rule, in the light of various judgments passed by this Court and the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

2. Briefly encapsulated, the facts of this case are that the petitioners constructed their houses on the land situated between ‘Lal Dora’ and ‘Phirni’ of the village which admittedly falls under the ownership of the Gram Panchayat, Village Sirsad, Tehsil Gohana, District Sonepat. They alongwith one Rohtas submitted a representation to the Gram Panchayat for regularization of their unauthorized construction over the Gram Panchayat land by selling it to them at collector rate under Rule 12(4) of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations)