Balongi Gaushala Lease row: Punjab and Haryana HC direct to maintain ‘status quo’; big relief to Balbir Singh

Chandigarh, July 13:

A day after former Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu staged a protest outside Bal Gopal Gaushala in Balongi, Punjab and Haryana High Court directed to maintain ‘status quo’ and cancelled the petition of the lease of 10 acres of panchayat land which is being run by Balbir Singh Sidhu.

The plea was filed in the court and notice and HC ordered to maintain the 'status quo' till July 28.

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The petition was filed after panchayat officials allegedly arrived at the site with heavy police force to take possession of the land.

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Notably, the Punjab government agreed to 33-year lease which has been used to operate the gaushala on the property. The land was rented on Rs 25,000 per acre but following non-payment of some lease amount, the state government had cancelled the lease on July 9.

Meanwhile, the petition said there are lease deeds which are ensuring that despite there being defaults on the part of various organisations having not deposited the lease amount, but no such order of cancellation of deed has been passed by the government.

The counsel for society further stated that after the July 1 order, the petitioner has deposited the lease amount for the year 2022-23, in the account of the gram panchayat. He further contends that the petitioner is ready to pay the lease amount even for the next year as well.

-PTC News