IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 13911 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 03.08.2011 Virender ...Petitioner Versus The Financial Commissioner, Haryana, and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: Mr. R.S.Malik, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ALOK SINGH J. (ORAL) Perusal of the record reveals that learned Collector, vide order dated 8.9.2009 (Annexure P/1) has rejected the candidature of the petitioner as well as of Sukhbir Singh, who has not been impleaded as party in the present petition, for the post of Lambardar. The candidature of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that he is having criminal history. Learned counsel for the petitioner has fairly stated that the petitioner is ready and willing to apply afresh, pursuant to the impugned order, for the post of Lambardar, however, finding of the authorities below that the petitioner is having criminal history is totally perverse, wrong and incorrect. In fact, the petitioner was neither booked in any criminal case nor any FIR, challan or complaint was ever filed against the petitioner. If it is so, the present writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the petitioner shall be at liberty to apply afresh, pursuant to the impugned order, and if the petitioner applies, the authorities are directed to verify the fact whether any criminal case CWP No. 13911 of 2011 -2- .. was registered against the petitioner or any criminal complaint was filed against him and shall record the finding as to whether the petitioner is having criminal history, without being prejudiced from the findings recorded in the impugned orders. Petition stands disposed of. (ALOK SINGH) JUDGE 03.08.2011 som