The Bengal Immunity Company Limited vs The State Of Bihar And Others on 4 December, 1954
The court will not
inquire whether he was really prejudiced. If a reasonable
man would think on the basis of the existing circumstances
that. he is likely to be prejudiced, that is sufficient to
quash the decision [see per Lord Denning, M.R. in Metropoli-
tan Properties Co, (F.G.C.) Ltd. v. Lannon and Others,
etc.(1)]. We should not, however, be understood to deny that
the court might with greater propriety apply the "reasonable
suspicion" test in criminal or in proceedings analogous to
criminal proceedings.