JUDGMENT :

RAJESH BHARDWAJ, J.

1. Prayer in the present petition is for quashing the order dated 27.11.2015 (Annexure P-4) passed by learned Financial Commissioner, Appeals-I, Punjab, Chandigarh whereby respondent No.5 has been wrongly appointed as Lambardar of the village Surapur, Tehsil Nawashahar, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.

2. Adumbrated facts of the case are that on account of death of Sewa Singh, earlier Lambardar of the village Surapur, Tehsil Nawashahar, District Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar on 07.05.2009, post of Lambardar fell vacant and thus, process for the appointment of new Lambardar was initiated. Proclamation was got done in the village for inviting applications from the interested candidates. In pursuance to the same, five applications were received. Character verifications of all the candidate were conducted. However, only Kulbir Singh, Parshotam Singh and Harmail Singh appeared alongwith their counsel before the Collector. On the comparison of inter-se merits of these candidates, their antecedents were found as under:-