High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/14541/2026disposed of

Charan Singh And Anothers v. State Of Haryana And Others

2026-05-14Mrs. Justice Alka Sarin,Justice (To Be Nominated)2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-14541-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision : 14.05.2026 Charan Singh & Anr ... Petitioner(s)

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State of Haryana & Ors ... Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI Present :

Mr. Ravikant Berwal, Advocate for Mr. Baljeet Beniwal, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Saurabh Mago, DAG Haryana.

ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India inter alia is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the official respondents to take a decision on the representation filed by the petitioners dated 09.03.2026 (Annexure P-5). 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners' states that the petitioners would be satisfied if a direction is given to respondent No.2 - Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal - to decide their representation dated 09.03.2026 (Annexure P-5) in a time bound manner.

Mr. Saurabh Mago, DAG Haryana, on advance notice, has put in appearance on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 5/State and has pointed out that at the moment an Administrator has been appointed and an application has been preferred by the private respondents under Section 5A(1A) of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 which can be dealt YOGESH SHARMA 2026.05.15 10:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.

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CWP-14541-2026 (O&M) with only by the Gram Panchayat as per the SOPs. It has further been pointed out that as and when the matter can be taken up by the Gram Panchayat, the same would be disposed off expeditiously.

In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent No.2 - Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal - to take a decision on the representation dated 09.03.2026 (Annexure P-5) filed by the petitioners, in accordance with law.

Disposed off accordingly. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed off.

( ALKA SARIN ) JUDGE 14.05.2026 Yogesh Sharma ( RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI ) JUDGE NOTE: Whether speaking/non-speaking: Speaking Whether reportable: YES/NO YOGESH SHARMA 2026.05.15 10:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.

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