BHUSHAN SINGH vs FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER, APPEALS PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CM-3646-LPA-2026 and CM-3647-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-1489-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (107) CM-3646-LPA-2026 and CM-3647-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-1489-2026 Date of Decision : May 21, 2026 Bhushan Singh .. Appellant Versus Financial Commissioner (Appeals) Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Sagar Bathla, Advocate, for the appellant. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) 1. Present appeal has been filed along with an application i.e. CM- 3646-LPA-2026 for condonation of delay of 1267 days in filing the appeal challenging the order dated 29.10.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP No.24837 of 2022 by which, the claim of the petitioner (appellant herein) has been dismissed. 2. The writ petition was dismissed by the learned Single Judge rejecting the claim of the applicant-appellant for appointment as Lambardar of the village Mal Majra, Tehsil and District Hoshiarpur on 29.10.2022 and the period of limitation prescribed for filing an appeal under the Letters Patent is one month but present appeal has been filed after a period of more than three years along with an a