officer. An officer is a functionary authoritatively appointed to exercise some public municipal or corporate function.
28. I may observe, in passing, that although
administrative that whenever a decision-making function is entrusted to the subjective satisfaction of a statutory functionary, there is an implicit obligation to apply
administrative, that whenever a decision-making function is entrusted to the subjective satisfaction of a statutory functionary, there is an implicit obligation to apply
review in a matter where the act of a constitutional or statutory functionary is vitiated by self-denial on an erroneous appreciation of the full ... except within certain limitations. However, the function of determining whether the act of a constitutional or statutory functionary falls within the constitutional or legislative conferment
that the Board, which is the organ or functionary of the Corporation, exercises very responsible functions as an administrative body. In disciplinary proceedings certain regulations ... doctrine of natural justice over such functions of the State or its instrumentalities reflects the interactive functions of case and statute laws and the growing
that case , held
as follows:
"The public prosecutor is a functionary of the State
appointed to assist the Court in the conduct ... would be under
no less duty as a functionary of the State to discharge
his functions as a public prosecutor in an equally just,
fair
sovereign functions are primarily inalienable function which the State could exercise. Welfare activity of the State cannot be said to be sovereign function. Absence ... fact, all Governmental functions cannot be construed either primary or inalienable sovereign function. Hence even if some of the functionaries under the State Act could
Court held in para-11 that no judicial tribunal can delegate its functions unless it is enabled to do so expressly or by necessary implications ... precedes the exercise thereof. A statutory functionary exercising such a power cannot be said to have delegated his functions merely by deputing a responsible
protector of the human liberty. That executive and judicial functions should be merged in one functionary is a sad commentary 34 years after the Constitution ... Commission which in its 41st Report published in 1969 recommended that the functions in this section should be assigned to the Executive Magistrate and that
accepted the appointment made by the Chamber and had been functioning since the date of appointment.
(5) Mr. Jagannath appearing for the petitioner has contended ... charge is committed, or who performs a function;.........one who holds an Office, post or place; a functionary authoritatively appointed or elected to exercise some
