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(2026) Law Today Live Doc. Id. 21494 = 2026:PHHC:129198
Decided on: 10.09.2026
Present:
Mr. N.S. Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner.
Mr. Navneet Singh, Addl. A.G., Punjab.
Mr. Barjinder Singh, Advocate for Mr. Prateek Pandit, Advocate for respondent No.2.
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Appointment of Lambardar -- Collector’s order appointing the petitioner as Lambardar after assessing comparative merit -- Petitioner serving as Lambardar for over 11 years without any complaint regarding his performance -- Financial Commissioner’s order setting aside the appointment quashed.
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Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (XVII of 1887), Section 16 – Appointment of Lambardar -- Collector’s order appointing the petitioner as Lambardar after assessing comparative merit -- No perversity in the Collector’s order warranting interference -- Petitioner serving as Lambardar for over 11 years without any complaint regarding his performance -- Financial Commissioner’s order setting aside the appointment quashed.
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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL) –
1. By way of present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside the impugned order dated 06.12.2021 (P-1) passed by respondent No.1.
2. The issue is with regard to appointment to the post of Lambardar.
3. From the perusal of the order dated 20.08.2015 (P-3) passed by the Collector, Kapurthala, it is evident that the petitioner was appointed as Lambardar after examining the comparative merits of the candidates. There being no perversity in the order, this Court finds that the Financial Commissioner ought not have interfered in the same vide impugned order dated 06.12.2021 (P-1). That apart, Sukhraj Singh is now working for last more than 11 years and as per the State counsel, on instructions from Mr. Narinder Chauhan, Reader to D.C. Kapurthala, there is no complaint against his working.
4. In view thereof, the order passed by the Financial Commissioner is hereby set aside. Order passed by the Collector is maintained.
5. Writ petition stands allowed.
Petition allowed.
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