Parshotam Singh v. State of Punjab and Others
Punjab and Haryana High Court (Pankaj Jain, J., oral) – CWP-1554-2019 (O&M), decided 01.07.2026
Case brief
What is this about?
Lambardar appointment dispute, Village Wahid, Punjab; Parshotam Singh v. State of Punjab and others; challenge to Financial Commissioner, Punjab order dated 16.07.2018 dismissing revision petition; Commissioner (Appeals) order dated 23.08.2016 rejecting non-residence objection to candidate; concurrent findings of authorities below on comparative merit (education, land holdings, service as Sarpanch); no statute or precedent cited in the judgment; CWP-1554-2019 (O&M); decided 01.07.2026 by Justice Pankaj Jain (oral); writ petition dismissed, miscellaneous applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
This Court upheld the concurrent conclusion recorded by the authorities below finding respondent No.4-Mohan Singh more suitable than the petitioner for the post of Village Lambardar, holding that it needed no interference. ¶4