respondent No.3 was received. The Circle Revenue Officer recommended the name of respondent No.3 for the post of Lambardar to the SDO(Civil), Ambala. Petitioner-Manmohan Singh appeared before the SDO(Civil), Ambala and submitted that no proclamation was conducted. Thereafter fresh proclamation was conducted in the village. In pursuance of the fresh proclamation 14 candidates submitted their applications to the Tehsildar within the stipulated period. However, later on out of 14 applicants, 11 applicants withdrew their names. The character and antecedents of remaining three candidates were got verified by the Tehsildar from the police and after completing all the formalities, name of petitioner Manmohan Singh was recommended to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Ambala. The SDO (Civil) did not agree with the recommendation of the Tehsildar and recommended the name of respondent No.3-Manjit Singh and sent the case to the Collector, Ambala. The Collector after hearing the case of all the parties found the petitioner as a better candidate amongst others and appointed him as Lambardar of the Village vide order dated 09.02.2000 (Annexure P-1). Feeling dissatisfied with the order of the Collector, respondent No.3 and Baldev Singh preferred separate appeals before the Divisional Commissioner, Ambala, who set aside the order of the Collector and remanded the case for a fresh decision after giving opportunity to the parties to lead evidence. The Collector vide order dated 17.10.2002 (Annexure P-4) appointed petitioner as Lambardar. On appeal filed by respondent No.3, the Commissioner vide order dated 17.05.2006 (Annexure P-5) reversed the order of the Collector and appointed Manjit Singh-respondent No.3 to the post of Lambardar. The petitioner filed revision before the Financial Commissioner against the order
