116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-9688-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision : 01.04.2026 Satar Khan ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and Others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI Present : Ms. Manpreet Ghuman, Advocate for the petitioner. ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, states that she would be satisfied if the present petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent No.4 i.e. Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Ghanour, District Patiala to decide the representation (Annexure P-3) filed by the petitioner in a time-bound manner and to take action in accordance with law. 2. Notice of motion. 3. Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 4 and states that the representation filed by the petitioner would be decided expeditiously. 4. In view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent No.4 i.e. Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Ghanour, District Patiala to take a decision on the representation (Annexure P-3) filed JITENDER KUMAR 2026.04.02 09:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh CWP-9688-2026 -2- by the petitioner within a period of three weeks from today and thereafter, to take necessary action, if required, in accordance with the law. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed off. ( ALKA SARIN ) JUDGE 01.04.2026 jk ( RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI ) JUDGE NOTE: Whether speaking/non-speaking: Speaking Whether reportable: YES/NO JITENDER KUMAR 2026.04.02 09:56 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Chandigarh