IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.8802 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 18, 2011. Narinder Singh .....Petitioner versus The Commissioner, Jalandhar Divn., Jalandhar & Ors .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.H.S.Dhandi, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks quashing of the orders dated 27.4.2010 and 16.3.2011 (Annexures P-3 & P-5) passed by the Collector, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar, respectively, appointing/upholding respondent No.3 as Lambardar of the village. The vacancy was caused due to the death of the petitioner's father who was earlier Lambardar of the village. The petitioner is working as Lecturer (School Cadre) in the Education Department, Punjab and wants to be appointed as Lambardar on regular basis after his retirement in the year 2012. The Collector, on assessment of comparative merit, on the other hand found respondent No.3 more superior and his decision has been further CWP No.8802 of 2011 [2] upheld in appeal by the Commissioner, Jalandhar Division, Jalandhar. It is well settled that ordinarily the choice of the Collector is to be followed. The petitioner is in Government service and not residing in the village and thus, he is not suitable for the post of Lambardar. No case to interfere with the impugned orders by this Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction is made out. Dismissed. May 18, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE