V.K. Ahuja, J.

1. This is an appeal filed by the appellant against the judgment of the learned Single Judge of this Court dated November 12, 2007 vide which the writ petition filed by present respondent No. 5 Mohan Singh was allowed and the Excise and Taxation department was directed to make the allotment in his favour.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that respondent No. 5 as petitioner filed a petition before this Court alleging that liquor vend for Unit No. 22 was allotted in pursuance of the recommendations of the Selection Committee and it was alleged that appellant (respondent No. 5 Pradeep Kumar before this Court) had obtained the liquor vend No. 22 fraudulently. It was alleged that the applications were invited by respondents No. 1 to 4 for allotment of liquor vends and the petitioner as well as respondent No. 5 applied for allotment of liquor vend. Respondents No. 1 to 4 on the basis of the applications received allotted Unit No. 22 in favour of respondent No. 5. The petitioner alleged that at the time of grant in favour of respondent No. 5, the petitioner raised an objection regarding genuineness of signatures of respondent No. 5 on application form and