CWP No. 8065 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 8065 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: May 12, 2011 Gurmail Singh and others .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Punjab and others ......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. J.S. Riar, Advocate, for Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Manoj Bajaj, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr. S.K. Singla, Advocate, for respondents no. 2 to 5. AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. It is the admitted fact that the petitioners were not a party in the civil suit. In such circumstances, it has been held by the Financial Commissioner in impugned order Annexure P-4 that the petitioners need not be heard at this stage of proceedings wherein the issue is for sanction of mutation in terms of a civil court judgment and decree. 2. In view of the admitted stand of the petitioners that they were not a party to the lis, I find no fault with the impugned order. 3. Petition is accordingly dismissed. 4. It is, however, made clear that in case suit filed on behalf of the petitioners is allowed and civil court decree is set aside and title decided CWP No. 8065 of 2008 2 differently, the petitioners would be entitled to make an application to the revenue authorities for sanction of mutation for reflecting entries in their favour, as decided by the civil court. If appropriate, the revenue authorities, in the remarks column, shall make an entry in regard to the pendency of civil suit. 12.05.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?