IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.11867 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 12, 2011. Gurtej Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sukhpal Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 29.9.2009 (Annexure P-1) passed by the District Collector, Sangrur appointing respondent No.3 as Nambardar of village Kheri Gillan, as well as the order dated 3.3.2011 (Annexure P-4) passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala upholding the order of the District Collector, Sangrur. The post of Nambardar fell vacant due to the death of Mohinder Singh-Nambardar. While the petitioner is grand-son of the deceased-Nambardar, respondent No.3 is the son of the deceased Nambardar. The Collector, Sangrur has given preference to respondent CWP No.11867 of 2011 [2] No.3 as he is matriculate whereas the petitioner is 9th Class pass. Both of them have equal land holdings. The Commissioner has also upheld the choice of the Collector. The law is well settled that the selection made by the Collector should not ordinarily be disturbed unless found to be patently illegal or perverse. No such case is made out. Dismissed. July 12, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE