LPA-2371-2025 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 122 LPA-2371-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision :08.09.2025 Baljinder Singh ...Appellant Versus Financial Commissioner (Appeals), Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Abhinav Gupta, Advocate with Mr. Aditya Sharma & Mr. Jatinder Kumar Kansal, Advocates for the appellant. * * * Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. Present appeal has been filed challenging the order dated 30.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in CWP-2492- 2025 by which, the prayer of the appellant herein for setting aside the order dated 16.02.2021 passed by the learned District Collector, Bathinda; order dated 07.04.2022 passed by the learned Commissioner, Faridkot Division, Faridkot as well as order dated 25.08.2022 passed by the learned Financial Commissioner (Appeals), Punjab, has been rejected. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant argues that for consideration of the claim to be appointed as Lambardar of Village Bangi Deepa Singh, Tehsil Talwandi Sabo, District Bathinda before the Deputy Commissioner, the appellant was never served and hence, he remained exparte, which fact has not been considered by the learned Single Judge while passing the AARTI SHARMA 2025.09.09 10:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document LPA-2371-2025 (O&M) -2- impugned order dated 30.01.2025. 3. A bare perusal of the impugned order dated 30.01.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge shows that no such claim was raised before the learned Single Judge. 4. Faced with this situation, learned counsel for the appellant submits that the present appeal may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further with liberty to the appellant to file a review application before the learned Single Judge of this Court. 5. Ordered accordingly 6. Pending civil miscellaneous application, if any, stands disposed of. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE (VIKAS SURI) September 08, 2025 JUDGE aarti Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No AARTI SHARMA 2025.09.09 10:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document