LISA GILL, HARSH BUNGER
Bhajan Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Lisa Gill, J. - This writ petition has been filed seeking direction to respondents No. 7 to 10 to sanction mutation in favour of the petitioners as per their respective share in terms of order dated 06.04.2016 passed by learned Commissioner-cum-JDC, Rural Development and Panchayats Department, Punjab.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that respondent No. 11 -Gram Panchayat, Village Ghungrali Sikhan filed a petition seeking eviction of the petitioners from land measuring 57 kanal 7 marlas in village Ghungrali Sikhan. Petitioners filed petition under Section 11 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (for short - 'the Act') seeking declaration to the effect that they are owner in possession of land in dispute prior to January, 1950. Respondent No. 8 dismissed the petition under Section 11 of the Act on 14.03.2013, while observing that ownership of land in dispute as per column No. 4 of jamabandi of the year 2008-09, is reflected to be of Mushtarka Zumla Malkaan, which does not come under the definition of Panchayat Deh, therefore, said Court has no jurisdiction to decide the matter. It was further observed that petitioners, who are reflected as '
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