Gurjant Singh vs State of Punjab - 2023 Supreme(P&H) 2220

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 2220

SURESHWAR THAKUR, KULDEEP TIWARI
Gurjant Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Malik, Advocate; For the Petitioner
For the Respondent: Ms. Monika Jalota, Sr. DAG, Punjab.
Mr. Vikram Jeet Singh, Advocate for the respondent No.5-Gram Panchayat.

JUDGMENT

Sureshwar Thakur, J. (Oral)

The respondents No.8 to 13 are alleged, in the instant writ petition, to make encroachment(s) upon land, owned and possessed by the Gram Panchayat concerned. The above made encroachment(s), resulted in an order of eviction being passed, by the competent authority concerned, as envisaged in the Punjab Public Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act of 1973' for short).

2. It is not disputed amongst the learned counsels for the appearing litigants before this Court, that the said order of eviction, after acquiring a binding, and, a conclusive effect, resulted in the drawing of warrants of possession, and, which becomes appended as Annexure P-1, to the instant writ petition. Furthermore, it is also not disputed amongst the learned counsels for the appearing litigants before this Court, that the warrants of possession (supra) rather resulted, as unfolded by Annexure P-2, in their completest execution against the encroachers concerned.

3. Be that as it may, subsequent to the completest execution of Annexure P-1, rather through Annexure P-2, yet the above referred to private respondents, in the instan

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