IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15884 of 2011 Date of Decision: September 28, 2011 Kulwant Singh ...Petitioner Versus Financial Commissioner (Appeals-I), Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 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? Present: Mr.Balram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. Counsel for the petitioner has not been able to point out or urge any ground on which the view formed by the Financial Commissioner would call for interference. In my view, the Financial Commissioner had rightly interfered in the choice exercised by the Collector as he had appointed a person with criminal background. Concededly, the person appointed has a clean record. The only argument raised that the petitioner is son of a Lambardar cannot lead to any change in merit as hereditary claim now is not to be preferred. Other merits, being equal, it may have some weight to add. The counsel has not made submission as to how he is having equal or other merits compared to the candidate appointed. No case for interference is made out. Dismissed. September 28, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE