JUDGMENT :

SURESHWAR THAKUR, J.

1. Despite valid service being caused upon the private respondents, neither they have appeared in person, nor through any validly engaged counsel. Therefore, they are ordered to be proceeded against ex-parte.

2. Through the instant petition, a challenge is made to Annexure P-2, whereby the Director Consolidation of Holdings, Punjab, Jalandhar, while exercising jurisdiction under Section 42 of the East Punjab Holdings (Consolidation and Prevention of Fragmentation) Act, 1948 (hereinafter for short called as the ‘Consolidation Act 1948’) after making interference with the finalized consolidation scheme, rather proceeded to re-partition or re-distribute the disputed lands, to the petitioners, in the said petition, who are arrayed as respondents in the instant writ petition.

3. The jurisdiction to re-distribute or re-partition the disputed lands amongst the estate holders concerned, and that too, after finalizations being made to the consolidation scheme, by the empowered revenue officer concerned, does apparently, cause breach to the mandate recorded by this Court in case titled as Parkash Singh and Others vs. Joint Development Commissioner, Punjab and Othe