Mewa Singh And Others v. State Of Haryana And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-29014-2025 Date of Decision: 26.09.2025 MEWA SINGH AND OTHERS ......PETITIONERS

Versus

STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present:- Mr. Sandeep Siwach, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. P.P. Chahar, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

***** DEEPAK SIBAL, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners who are encroachers on Panchayat land be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file an appropriate application to the respondent-Gram Panchayat, in terms of Section 5A (1A) of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (for short-1961 Act), seeking therein regularization of the petitioners' unauthorized possession. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. In case, in terms of the afore liberty, the petitioners file an application to the respondent-Gram Panchayat within one week from today, such application shall be finally decided by the Gram Panchayat and the State Government, in terms of Section 5A (1A) of the 1961 Act, within three months from the date of its filing.

The final decision to be taken in the petitioners' afore application will be through a speaking order and that till such decision is PRINCE SAINI 2025.09.26 04:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP-29014-2025 -2conveyed to the petitioners, it is directed that they shall not be dispossessed from the land of which they are in possession of. [DEEPAK SIBAL] JUDGE [LAPITA BANERJI] 26.09.2025 JUDGE Prince Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No PRINCE SAINI 2025.09.26 04:09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document