IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. L.P.A. No. 134 of 2011 ( O&M ) DATE OF DECISION : 25.01.2011 Manphool Singh .... APPELLANT Versus Financial Commissioner Appeals-I, Punjab and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Mr. C.M. Munjal, Advocate, for the appellant. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) Manphool Singh, who has not been found suitable for appointment as Lambardar of village Ramkot, Tehsil Fazilka, District Ferozepur, by the Collector, Ferozepur, and the Financial Commissioner Appeals-I, Punjab, has filed this Letters Patent Appeal against the order dated 16.11.2010, passed by the learned Single Judge. The learned Single Judge, after perusing the orders passed by the revenue authorities, has dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant, after concurring with the conclusion, arrived at by the Financial Commissioner that the choice made by the Collector in appointing respondent No.2 as Lambardar did not suffer from any infirmity. LPA No. 134 of 2011 -2- During the course of hearing, we have specifically asked learned counsel for the appellant as to whether respondent No.2, who was appointed as Lambardar by the Collector and whose appointment was upheld by the Financial Commissioner, after setting aside the appointment of appellant by the Commissioner, is in any way ineligible for being appointed as Lambardar, learned counsel replied that the only question in this petition is regarding the comparative merit of the appellant and respondent No.2. Since the revenue authorities, after considering the merits of both the candidates, have appointed respondent No.2 as Lambardar and the said order has been upheld by the learned Single Judge, therefore, we are not inclined to interfere in the impugned order. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE January 25, 2011 ( NAWAB SINGH ) ndj JUDGE