IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.17434 OF 2008 Date of Decision:01.10.2008. Randhir Singh ....Petitioner Versus Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish Kumar Mittal Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Karamvir Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. The petitioner has challenged the appointment of respondent No.4 as Lambardar of Village Chhat, Tehsil Derabassi. In support of his candidature, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had more land than respondent No.4 and that 181 persons had signed in his favour. Further, the Assistant Collector, Derabassi, considering the petitioner to be more meritorious and suitable, had recommended the name of the petitioner for appointment vide his report dated 06-06-2003. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, we do not find any ground to interfere with the concurrent findings of the Courts below. In fact, the Tehsildar and the S.D.M. had C.W.P. No.17434 OF 2008 -2- recommended the name of respondent No.4. Thereafter, even the District Collector, Patiala finding the respondent No.4 more meritorious and suitable, upheld the appointment of the respondent. The respondent has studied upto 8th Class and also owns 06 bighas – 06 biswas of land. Moreover, he is 53 years old which makes him more matured. The Collector, while going through the comparative merits of the petitioner and respondent, recorded the finding that he was a member of Panchayat and thus exercised good influence in the Village. Further, it is the settled proposition of law that the appointment of Lambardar is a selection by the District Collector and the same should not be interfered with unless and until it suffers from any illegality. No such infirmity is pointed out. Rather, from the perusal of the orders, the respondent No.4 appears to be a better choice. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed being devoid of merit . ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) JUDGE (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) 01.10.2008. JUDGE gurpreet