IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 01.04.2026 Devender Singh & Anr ... Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Haryana & Anr ... Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI Present : Mr. Karanvir Hooda, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Saurabh Mago, DAG Haryana for respondent No.1.

Mr. Ankur Mittal, Senior Advocate with Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur, Advocate and Ms. Sharvi Dadhwal, Advocate for respondent No.2.

ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral)

1. The present Civil Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India challenging the impugned order dated 31.05.2023 (Annexure P-11) whereby the Divisional Commissioner, Rohtak, relying on the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana Vs. Jai Singh & Ors. [2022 (2) RCR (Civil) 803], allowed the revision filed by respondent No.2 - Municipal Corporation, Rohtak - under Section 13-A of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, as applicable to the State of Haryana (hereinafter referred to as the ‘1961 Act’) and consequently set aside the orders dated 26.11.1985 (Annexure P-1) and

04.08.1986 (Annexure P-2).

2. Briefly, the