IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 2719 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 21.10.2008 Karam Singh .... PETITIONER Versus Financial Commissioner, Haryana, Chandigarh and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who is one of the elected Panches of Gram Panchayat, Village Dahar, Tehsil and District Panipat, has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the order dated 27.11.2007, passed by the Financial Commissioner, Haryana (respondent No.1 herein), whereby while setting aside the order of removal of respondent No.3 from the office of Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, the Financial Commissioner directed the necessary proceedings for recovery of loss caused by respondent No.3 be initiated against him and the Junior Engineer. After hearing counsel for the petitioner and going through the impugned order, we are not inclined to interfere in the impugned order in CWP No. 2719 of 2008 -2- exercise of the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, as in our opinion, the competent authority, while exercising its discretion, by keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, has set aside the order of removal of respondent No.3 from the office of Sarpanch, with a direction to recover the loss from the defaulted Sarpanch. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 21, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE