ORDER : M.P. Thakkar, J. Special leave granted. Heard both the sides. 2. Respondent No. 1 Bachna, was inducted as a tenant for a limited period of five years in 1963. Upon the expiry of the term of the tenancy he had no authority to continue in occupation of the common land belonging to the appellant Gram Panchayat. He, upon the expiry of the five years term had thus become an unauthorised occupant. He could therefore be lawfully proceeded against under the provisions of Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 read with Rule 19 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964. The protection of the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act, 1953 will not be available to the appellant have regard to the provision contained in Section 21 which provides that nothing contained in the said Act shall affect any land held by a tenant or lessee under Government, or Local bodies in the State, or any unallotted evacuee land. The appellant-Panchayat is a local body. Under the circumstances, respondent No. 1 cannot claim protection under the Punjab Security of Land Tenures Act. Respondent No. 1 has reminded as an unauthorised occupant for nearly 18 years. He cannot be allowed to continue any longer. The appeal is, therefore, allowed. The order passed by the High Court is set aside and the order of eviction passed by the competent authority is restored. The possession will be taken from respondents only after respondent No. 1 removes the crops standing on the land in question today, if any, or on the expiry of three months whichever is earlier and on condition that respondent No. 1 files an undertaking within four weeks from today that he will hand over peaceful possession of the land voluntarily and willingly as soon as the crops standing on the land are removed or within three months whichever is earlier. In case no such undertaking is filed within four weeks, appellant can proceed to take possession immediately thereafter. Order accordingly. 3. There will be no order as to costs.