District: Noida Through Its Authorised ... vs State Of Jharkhand Through The Chief ... on 11 May, 2020
This Court after hearing learned counsel for the parties
on the issue is in agreement with the submission made on behalf of
the learned counsel for the respondent on the ground that mala fide
can only be alleged against the person and in order to prove the mala
fide against the person requirement of law is to implead such person
as party to the proceeding so that the allegation of mala fide can be
proved by providing an opportunity to the concerned against whom
allegation of mala fide has been leveled as has been held by Hon'ble
Apex Court in the case of State of Bihar and Anr. vs. P. P. Sharma,
IAS and Anr. (supra). But this Court, after going across the pleading
of the writ petitions, has not found any such statement and as such
according to the considered view of this Court in absence of such
pleading and non-impleadment of functionary party to the
proceeding leveling allegation of mala fide, the ground as has been
agitated, has got no substance. Accordingly, this issue is also being
answered against the petitioners.