IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3157 of 2011 Date of Decision: February 22, 2011 Roop Lal .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. A.S. Sivia, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. Petitioner, Roop Lal son of Munni Ram, resident of village Karamgarh, Tehsil Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib, has approached this Court with the prayer that without effecting proper Munadi and inviting applications from the eligible persons, the post of Lambardar would be filled up by the District Collector, Muktsar. 2. Learned counsel has drawn the attention of the Court towards Annexure P-1 to CWP No.3157 of 2011 [2] say that Munadi, purportedly, has been got conducted in village Karamgarh through Chaukidar, Manga Singh resident of village Bhagwanpuri. Learned counsel contends that Chaukidar in village Karamgarh is available. It indicates that no Munadi infact has been conducted. 3. Learned counsel states that in case the petitioner and a number of other persons who are better qualified and more suitable, had known about invitation of applications for appointment of Lambardar, petitioners and such other persons would also have applied. 4. Since it is a question of fact, the Writ Court would not interfere as final order in regard to appointment of Lambardar has not been passed and matter is still pending adjudication before the District Collector. 5. This petition is disposed of with direction to District Collector, to consider at the first instance, as to whether proper Munadi had infact been conducted in the area as per Rules or not, and only thereafter proceed with the appointment of Lambardar. In case, it is found that no proper Munadi has been conducted, remedial measures would be taken by way of conducting proper Munadi in the area and thereafter recommendations would be called for, CWP No.3157 of 2011 [3] for appointment of Lambardar for village Karamgarh, Tehsil Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib. 6. Copy of the order be given under signatures of Reader of the Bench. (AJAI LAMBA) February 22, 2011 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?