15.6.2009 Present: Mr. Hamender Chandel, Advocate, for the petitioner. None for the respondents. CMPMO No. 655/2008 On 3rd of June, 2009 none appeared on behalf of the respondents. Even today none has caused appearance. The Collector passed his order dated 18.11.2002, whereby certain corrections were ordered to be carried out in the revenue record. Consequently, necessary entries were made in the revenue record by the authorities. The respondents herein preferred an appeal before the Commissioner, Mandi Division, Himachal Pradesh and vide order dated 21.3.2007, the Commissioner in Case No. 465/2003 titled as Bansi Lal v. Subhash Chand & Ors. set-aside the order dated 18.11.2002 on the ground that no opportunity of hearing was afforded to the parties before making corrections in the revenue record in the present proceedings. Be that as it may be, the Commissioner having set aside the order dated 18.11.2002 ought to have remanded the matter back to the Collector, Kangra Division at Dharamshala for adjudication afresh. He has erred in not doing so. The Commissioner has further erred in recording that the dispute between the parties is only with respect to loss of 6 sq. mtrs. whereas as per the revised field book the total area involved is 139 sq.mtrs. Consequently, the observation to the aforesaid extent is set aside. The order dated 29.7.2008 (Annexure A-1) passed by the Financial Commissioner (Appeals), is also set aside and the matter is remanded back to the Collector for adjudication afresh in accordance with law. The parties shall appear before the Collector on 3rd of August, 2009. In the event of the respondents not appearing on the said date, the Collector shall issue notice to them. The settlement proceedings pertain to the year 1993-94. Hence, the Collector is directed to decide the ma tter as expeditiously as possible and definitely before 31st of December, 2009. Registry is directed to send a copy of the order to the Collector. The petition is disposed of so also the pending applications. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. June 15, 2009 (rana)