GURBINDER SINGH vs FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER PUNJAB AND ORS Advocate - ADVOCATE GENERAL PUNJAB — CWP/1778/2021

Case under Constitution of India Section 1. Disposed: --DISMISSED on 15th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 27-Jan-2021

CNR: PHHC010071712021

Filing Number

CWP/2686/2021

Filing Date

21-Jan-2021

Registration No

CWP/1778/2021

Registration Date

25-Jan-2021

Judge

Mr. Justice Harsh Bunger

Coram

Mr. Justice Harsh Bunger

Bench Type

Single

Category

18.11 - LAND LAWS S.B. ( 448 )

Sub-Category

( 944 )

Judicial Branch

WRITS -I BRANCH

Decision Date

15-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--DISMISSED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 1

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GURBINDER SINGH

    Adv. RS CHAUHAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER PUNJAB AND ORS Advocate - ADVOCATE GENERAL PUNJAB

  2. 2.DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER PATIALA

  3. 3.DISTRICT COLLECTOR LUDHIANA

  4. 4.JAGDEV SINGH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-May-2026

    Mr. Justice Harsh BungerView PDF

    Case Summary: Gurbinder Singh v. Financial Commissioner Punjab (CWP 1778/2021) The High Court of Punjab & Haryana dismissed Gurbinder Singh's writ petition challenging his non-appointment as Lambardar of village Lamme, Ludhiana. The court upheld the District Collector's 2016 appointment of respondent Jagdev Singh, rejecting Singh's arguments that his younger age and superior education warranted preference. The court held that age must be evaluated in context of job performance (respondent was 34, fully capable), and that no minimum education qualification is prescribed under Punjab Land Revenue Rules, 1909, making the respondent's matric qualification sufficient. Applying settled law, the court found no patent illegality or perversity in the appointment decision and declined to interfere with the Collector's discretionary choice absent grave error or abuse of authority. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 27-Jan-2021

    Other

  4. 21-Jan-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. CWP/1778/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Gurbinder Singh v. Financial Commissioner Punjab (CWP 1778/2021) The High Court of Punjab & Haryana dismissed Gurbinder Singh's writ petition challenging his non-appointment as Lambardar of village Lamme, Ludhiana. The court upheld the District Collector's 2016 appointment of respondent Jagdev Singh, rejecting Singh's arguments that his younger age and superior education warranted preference. The court held that age must be evaluated in context of job performance (respondent was 34, fully capable), and that no minimum education qualification is prescribed under Punjab Land Revenue Rules, 1909, making the respondent's matric qualification sufficient. Applying settled law, the court found no patent illegality or perversity in the appointment decision and declined to interfere with the Collector's discretionary choice absent grave error or abuse of authority. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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