Balkar Singh vs State of Haryana - 2026 Supreme(P&H) 242

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2026 Supreme(P&H) 242

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
DEEPAK SIBAL, LAPITA BANERJI
Balkar Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Vineet Chaudhary
For the Respondents: Saurabh Mago, Keshav Bhandari, M.S. Kathuria

JUDGMENT :

LAPITA BANERJI, J.

1. The prayer in the present petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, inter-alia, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing impugned order dated February 24, 2020 (Annexure P-2) passed by the Assistant Collector 1^st Grade-c um-SDO (C), Shahabad-respondent No. 4, order dated September 28, 2022 (Annexure P-4) passed by the Collector, Kurukshetra-respondent No.3 and order dated September 16, 2025 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Commissioner, Ambala Division, Ambala-respondent No.2.

2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

i) The respondent No.6-Gram Panchayat (GP) filed a petition under Section 7(2) of the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Act, 1961 (hereinafter, referred to as “the 1961 Act”) for ejectment of the petitioner from a piece of land admeasuring 06 kanals comprised in Khewat No.178, Khatoni No.268, Khasra No.61 situated in village Bibipur, Hadbast No.272 Block and Tehsil Shahabad, District Kurukshetra.

ii) The Assistant Collector (AC) vide impugned order dated February 24, 2020 held that the disputed land had been recorded as gair mumkin talab/johar in the revenue records and the same was