MUKHTIAR SINGH Vs. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYAT OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has filed the present writ petition praying for quashing of orders Annexures P-2 and P-3 by which he was ordered to be evicted from the land in dispute.

(2.) BRIEFLY the facts of the case are that Gram Panchayat of village Bangi Ruldu fired an application under Section 4 of the Punjab Public Premises of Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1973 regarding the eviction of the petitioner from land measuring 30 kanals 9 marlas situated at village Bangi Ruldu. It is averred that the petitioner is in illegal occupation of the land in dispute, therefore, he is liable to be evicted. It was further averred that the land in dispute was leased out to the petitioner for a period of one year for which the petitioner had also paid the lease amount but on the expiry of one year, as the petitioner has not evicted (vacated ?) the land, therefore, he is liable to be evicted.

(3.) MR . Munjal, learned State counsel states that once the petitioner had taken the land on lease from the Gram Panchayat by making bids, then he cannot challenge the ownership of the Gram Panchayat.