VIKAS BAHL
Daljit Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Vikas Bahl, J. (Oral)
This is a Civil Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to proceed further in pursuance of final order of partition dated 15.02.2021 (Annexure P-5) passed by respondent No.4- Assistant Collector, Ist Grade, Gurdaspur in partition application filed by respondent No.5 bearing No.47/T dated 24.08.2017/33/NT dated 29.04.2019 titled as "Jeevan Verma v. Balwant Kaur etc.".
2. Learned counsel for respondent No.5 has raised a preliminary objection with respect to the maintainability of the present writ petition and has submitted that against the order dated 15.02.2021 (Annexure P-5), the petitioner has filed an appeal before the SDM-cum-Collector, Gurdaspur and the said appeal is pending and is now listed for 24.03.2023. It is further submitted that subsequent to the filing of the present writ petition, revision petition bearing No.ROR No.829 of 2022 has also been filed before the Financial Commissioner, which is also stated to be pending. It is stated that as per instructions, no stay has been granted in the said revision petition and the petitioner, has t
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