SULEMAN ALIAS SILEWAN ANS ANOTHER vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

1 129 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-17571-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision : 27.05.2026 Suleman alias Silewan and Another ... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and Others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI Present : Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate Ms. Sumitra, Advocate and Mr. Nitin Dhakla, Advocate for the petitioners. ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral) 1. The limited prayer in the present petition is for protecting the possession of the petitioners till such time as the petition filed under Section 13-AA(2) of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (for short the ‘Act of 1961’) pending before the Financial Commissioner-cum- Principal Secretary, Revenue [exercising the power under Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961] is decided. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would contend that earlier also respondent No.2 - Commissioner, Ambala Division, District Ambala - had passed order dated 27.03.2018 (Annexure P-3) holding that the proceedings under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 would be kept in abeyance till such time as the petition filed by the