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Lambardar-Dismissal for conviction under Opium Act --Punjab Land Revenue Rules, r. 16 (ii) (d).   ORDER   This is a revision from the order dated 21-8-1961, of the: Additional Commissioner, Rawalpindi, whereby he confirmed the Collector, Rawalpindi's order removing Aslam Shah petitioner from the Lambardari of Village Bakha Sayedan.   The facts are that the Collector, on receipt of complaint by a large number of persons of village Bakha Sayedan that the petitioner is a notorious bad character and an opium smuggler, ordered an inquiry. The Naib Tehsildar of the Circle conducted the inquiry and his report was endorsed by the Tehsildar and the Revenue Assistant, Rawalpindi. All these Officers, as well as the police, recommended the Lambardar's dismissal on the ground that he was twice convicted under the Opium Act in 1950-51 and was again challaned under the same Act in 1954-55, but escaped conviction. He is on police Busta `B' of bad characters requiring surveillance.   The main points contended before me are that the petitioner was not given an opportunity to be heard by the Collector and that the only conviction against him was before his appointment as Lambardar in 1957. It is also contended that the complaint: were engineered by defaulting zamindars, because he was rigorously…