110 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 27.01.2026 Gurmail Singh ...... Petitioner Versus Financial Commissioner (Appeals), Punjab and others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present :- Mr. Sunny K. Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Nirmaljit Singh Diwana, Senior DAG Punjab.

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HARSH BUNGER, J. (ORAL)

1. Prayer in this civil writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of Constitution of India, inter alia, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside order dated 19.09.2022 (Annexure P-3) and order date 14.12.2022 (Annexure P-4), passed by Assistant Collector 1^st Grade, Patiala (in short 'Assistant Collector'); order dated 28.08.2023 (Annexure P-6), passed by learned Collector, Patiala (in short 'Collector') and also order dated 03.04.2025 (Annexure P-8), passed by learned Financial Commissioner (Appeals), Punjab (in short 'Financial Commissioner').

2. Briefly, respondent No. 4 (Dhanna Singh) sought partition of joint land measuring 27 Kanal – 8 Marla, situated at village Madho Majra, Tehsil and District Patiala, wherein petitioner, who was arrayed as respondent No. 2, appeared before As