IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 107 CWP No.5502 of 2026 Date of decision: July 28th, 2026 Jeet Ram and another .....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present: Mr. Anuj Gupta and Mr. Lavish, Advocates for the petitioners. Mr. Pradeep Prakash Chahar, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL) 1. This is a civil writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the official respondents to remove the encroachment made by the private respondents. 2. Learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that the petitioners have an alternate remedy of filing a petition under Section 7 of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that in view of the same, petitioners be permitted to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file an application/petition under Section 7 of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961. 4. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. (VIKAS BAHL) JUDGE July 28th, 2026 (SUBHAS MEHLA) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2026.07.28 15:47 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh