SAUDAGAR SINGH Vs. DIRECTOR PANCHAYATS, PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner was resident of village Dhanoor, District Ludhiana. He was sought to be ejected pursuant to the proceedings initiated under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961.

(2.) IT was contended that no notice had been issued to him and the order had been passed ex parte and he had known about the order only when the warrant of possession had been issued by DDPO. An appeal had been filed against warrant of possession urging contentions on merits that the property was not in unlawful occupation but it had been permitted to be occupied by them in the proceedings of the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana after due resolution of the Panchayat. The earlier authority did not examine the case on merits and summarily rejected it holding that since warrant of possession had been issued, the contention of the petitioner can not be entertained. It is the order of the Collector which was affirmed by the Director, Panchayats, Punjab which is under challenge before this Court.

(3.) RULE 20 deals with putting the Panchayat into possession under Section 7 and Rule 21 sets out the matter of consideration in the matter of eviction.