Pecuniary bias however shall and will disqualify a person from acting as a judge. The position, however, is different when personal bias is alleged ... fairness of adjudication. Personal bias, however, must be established. In the instant case, the plea of personal bias against the enquiry officer has not been
shown that the officer
concerned has personal bias or personal interest or is
personally interested in the matter concerned.
Following was laid down in paragraph ... actions are not treated to be actuated by bias. Here
only personal interest or personal bias has to be
shown. Hence
bias,
grudge, oblique or improper motive or ulterior purpose. The plea of mala
fide involves two questions, namely (i) whether there is a personal bias ... personal bias or an
oblique motive. This Court held as under:
"50. Mala fides means want of good faith, personal bias,
grudge, oblique
writ petition petitioner has made out a case
of personal bias against one of the four members of the DPC being respondent ... bias,
grudge, oblique or improper motive or ulterior purpose. The
plea of mala fides involves two questions, namely (i) whether
there is a personal bias
dispute is bias. Personal bias is one of the three
major limbs of bias namely pecuniary bias, personal bias and
official bias. A classic case ... person
has a pecuniary interest, such interest, ever it very small,
disqualifies such person. For appreciating a case of
personal bias or bias
Asiatic Engineering Co. vs Achhru Ram And Ors. on 10 May, 1951
Equivalent citations: AIR1951ALL746
doctrine of bias " as any other
judicial tribunal.
In the instant case the Revenue Minister had personal bias
within the meaning of the decisions ... then Revenue Minister of the State made
the impugned order-had personal bias against the petitioner.
Secondly, we will have to scrutinize the record
personal bias i.e. an
officer of the Statutory Authority has been appointed as an Estate
Officer, therefore, they will carry their personal bias. However ... that the officer concerned has a personal bias or
connection or a personal interest or has personally acted in the
matter concerned
bias, grudge, oblique or improper
motive or ulterior purpose. The plea of mala fide involves two
questions, namely (i) whether there is a personal bias ... personal bias or an
oblique motive. This Court held as under:
“50. Mala fides means want of good faith, personal
bias, grudge, oblique or improper
Gtc Industries Ltd. vs Assistant Commissioner Of Income-Tax on 28 February, 1995
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