Judgment

Mr. Sureshwar Thakur, J.

CM-21495-CWP-2023

Allowed as prayed for subject to all just exceptions. Annexure P-12 is taken on record.

CWP-28300-2023

1. Status report by way of an affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3, and, the same is taken on record.

2. The facts as orally stated before this Court by the learned counsel for the petitioners, and, which are not disputed by the learned State counsel, besides which are of dire importance for making an adjudication, upon the instant writ petition, are as follows:-

a) That a petition under Section 7 the The Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 1961”) became instituted before the learned Collector concerned, by the Gram Panchayat concerned. The said petition became instituted on 08.07.2011.

b) A decision on the said petition was made on 14.09.2023.

3. The present petitioners in respect of the very same lands, in respect whereof became filed a petition under Section 7 of the Act of 1961, thus instituted on 31.01.2013, before the learned Collector concerned, but subsequent to the institution of the said petition, rather a petition under Section 11 of the Act o