Rajive Bhalla, J.

1. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 13.1.2005 (Annexure P-8), whereby the Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Punjab, Chandigarh, has ordered a correction in Column No. 5 of the jamabandies for the years 1978-79, 1981- 82, 1991-92, 1996-97 and 2001-02.

2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Financial Commissioner has no jurisdiction to order corrections in a jamabandi, by resort to administrative powers under Section 11 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act) and then also without issuing a show cause notice to the petitioner or affording him an opportunity of hearing. It is argued that a revenue officer, including the Financial Commissioner can only order correction of clerical errors in a jamabandi in accordance with powers conferred and the procedure prescribed by para 7.29 of Chapter VII of the Punjab Land Records Manual. The Financial Commissioner is a revenue officer and, therefore, has no jurisdiction to order correction of a jambandi by resort to administrative powers conferred by Section 11 of the Act.

3. Counsel for respondent No. 2, submit