IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. LPA No.761 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision:18.1.2010 Ramanand -----Appellant Vs. State of Haryana and others -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present:- Mr. J.P.Sharma, Advocate for the appellant. Ms. Ritu Bahri, Sr.DAG,Haryana for the respondents. --- Adarsh Kumar Goel,J. 1. This appeal has been preferred against judgment of learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petition against order of revenue authorities in partition proceedings. 2. Private respondents filed application for partition under section 111 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (for short, ‘the Act’), which was opposed by the petitioner by raising the plea that a private partition had already taken place between the parties. Overruling this objection, the revenue authority sanctioned partition. Against the said order, appeal LPA No.761 of 2009 (O&M) was dismissed, which order was further affirmed by the Commissioner and the Financial Commissioner. 3. Learned Single Judge issued notice confined to exploring possibility of settlement and thereafter finding no possibility of settlement, dismissed the petition. 4. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant. 5. It is clear that four revenue authorities have examined the matter on merits and rejected the plea of the appellant of prior partition and sanctioned partition on merits. 6. Contention of the appellant that area allotted to him was not of equal valuation or was inferior, cannot be appreciated in a writ of certiorari in absence of any illegality or perversity. 7. We, thus, do not find any ground to interfere with the view taken by the learned Single Judge. 8. The appeal is dismissed. (Adarsh Kumar Goel) Judge January 18, 2010 (Alok Singh) ‘gs’ Judge 2