CWP No. 9546 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9546 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: May 27, 2011 Gurdev Singh .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS Commissioner, Ferozepur Division, Ferozepur and others .......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. R.M. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner and respondent no. 3 are contestants for appointment of Lambardar/Headman for village Gidderan Wali, Tehsil Abohar, District Ferozepur. Respondent no. 3 has been appointed as Lambardar by the District Collector vide impugned order Annexure P-3 dated 22.02.2010, which has been upheld by the appellate authority vide order Annexure P-4 dated 15.02.2011. 2. Learned counsel contends that it is only on account of hereditary claim that the respondent no. 3 has been appointed as Lambardar. 3. I have considered the contention of the learned counsel. 4. The comparative merit of the petitioner and respondent no. 3 have been taken into account by the District Collector as also the appellate authority while considering respondent no. 3-Jagdish Kumar as more suitable to be selected and appointed as Lambardar. Admittedly, no demerit can be traced in the claim of respondent no. 3 such as that the said CWP No. 9546 of 2011 2 respondent has been involved in a criminal case or is in unauthorized possession of Gram Panchayat land. 5. Since the comparative merit has been considered and advantage for experience of respondent no. 3 has been given, it is a possible view taken by the authorities under the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887, which does not need interference by way of judicial review of the orders in extra ordinary writ jurisdiction. The impugned orders cannot be termed as perverse. 6. No ground for interference in extra ordinary writ jurisdiction is made out. 7. Petition dismissed. 27.05.2011 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE