Letters Patent Appeal No.1706 of 2010 -1- *** IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Letters Patent Appeal No.1706 of 2010 Date of decision: 5.9.2011 Karam Chand ...Appellant Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Rajesh K. Dadwal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Rupinder Khosla, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Chaman Lal Premy, Advocate for respondent No.4. ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, ACJ. This appeal has been preferred against order of the learned Single Judge declining to interfere with the revocation of suspension of respondent no.4 from the post of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Nikku Chak, District Hoshiarpur. The appellant had alleged that Sarpanch had cut trees. On enquiry the allegation was found to be incorrect. Accordingly, the suspension was revoked and the Sarpanch was reinstated. Aggrieved thereby the appellant filed Writ Petition in this Court. Learned Single Judge did not find any ground to interfere in view of the finding recorded in the enquiry report dated 15.7.2010 Annexure P-4. We have heard learned counsel for the parties. The enquiry officer has recorded a finding of fact, after due Letters Patent Appeal No.1706 of 2010 -2- *** consideration of evidence, exonerating the Sarpanch. The said report was duly considered by the Director, Rural Development and Panchayat in the impugned order Annexure P-5. Learned Single Judge did not find any ground to interfere with the same. Only point raised in the appeal is that the finding in the enquiry report was erroneous having been given with biased mind and without duly considering the statements of witnesses. We are unable to accept the submission. The enquiry officer has not been made party by name and no personal allegation of malafide has been made against him. No specific evidence has been pointed out which has not been considered. Merely, because a different view could be taken could not be a ground to interfere with the finding recorded by the Enquiry Officer. We, thus, do not find any ground to interfere with the view taken by the learned Single Judge. The appeal is dismissed. (Adarsh Kumar Goel) Acting Chief Justice September 05, 2011 (Ajay Kumar Mittal) Pka Judge