Nafe Singh v. Navraj Sandhu And ANR.

COCP 1539/2017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH COCP 1539/2017 Date of decision:16.07.2018 Nafe Singh ..............Petitioner v.

Navraj Sandhu,IAS and another ..............Respondent Coram:

Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present:- Mr.Tribhuvan Dahiya,Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Rajesh K.Sheoran,Addl.AG Haryana for respondents Jaswant Singh,J,(Oral).

Petitioner is a resident of Village Mehrana, Tehsil Charkhi Dadri, District Bhiwani and had invoked Section 7 ejectment jurisdiction under the Punjab Village Common Lands Act,1961 for removal of encroachments in a public street against said encroachers. This Court vide order dated 9.5.2016 had directed the Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri, to conclude the pending proceedings within three months. Since the encroachments were not removed hence the present contempt was filed.

Learned State counsel submits that as per last affidavit dated 17.8.2017 filed by Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri, the encroachments have since been removed and the vacant possession handed over to the Gram Panchayat. However, it bares out that one of the encroachers Amar Singh son of Mukunda was not impleaded in the writ petition wherein the order dated 9.5.2016 was passed and concededly the Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2018.07.16 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

COCP 1539/2017 proceedings against him are still pending adjudication before the Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri.

In view of the above, no further action is warranted in the present contempt petition.

Disposed of.

Rule is discharged.

However, Assistant Collector Ist Grade, Charkhi Dadri is directed to expedite all the pending eviction petitions seeking removal of encroachers from public streets in the village. 16.07.2018 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2018.07.16 16:54 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document