CWP No. 15220 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 15220 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: May 17, 2011 Sh. Biram Pal .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Financial Commissioner, Haryana and others .......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. Bhag Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. S.S. Nara, Sr. DAG, Haryana. Mr. Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate, for respondent no. 4. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. Respondent no. 4-Satish Kumar has been appointed as Headman for village Khadri, Tehsil Chhacchrauli, District Yamuna Nagar by the Collector vide impugned order Annexure P-1 dated 22.01.2008. 2. The petitioner carried an appeal before Commissioner, Ambala Division, Ambala Cantt., that has been dismissed vide order Annexure P-2 dated 17.09.2008. The petitioner carried a revision that has also been dismissed by the Financial Commissioner, Haryana vide impugned order Annexure P-3 dated 10.02.2009. The Commissioner and the Financial Commissioner have upheld the choice of the Collector, the Collector being the revenue authority who has to take works from the Lambardar at the village level. 3. On going through the order passed by the Collector, I find that the CWP No. 15220 of 2009 2 petitioner has not been considered suitable to serve as Lambardar because he had cut 13 trees of Forest Department for which Forest Department had imposed a fine of ` 6,000 upon him. Character of the petitioner has been found to be shady and hence the petitioner has not been found suitable. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has not been able to draw attention of the Court towards any such demerit in the claim of respondent no. 4. 5. In view of the fact that comparative merit has been taken into account by the authorities under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (as applicable to Haryana) and Punjab Land Revenue Rules (as applicable to Haryana), no ground to judicially review the orders passed by statutory authorities is made out in extra ordinary writ jurisdiction. 6. Petition dismissed. 17.05.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?