administration of criminal justice system can work unless
official functionaries are presumed to function in
accordance with law. Absolutely no material is placed
administrative, that wherever a decision-making
function is entrusted to the subjective satisfaction of
the statutory functionary, there is an implicit duty to
apply
administrative, that wherever a decision-making
function is entrusted to the subjective satisfaction
of the statutory functionary, there is an implicit
duty to apply
vital interest in the discharge of functions by the
Corporation & its functionaries, in accordance with law and
therefore, he has locus standi ... Councillors in terms of section 19(3) and further, allowed
them to function as such in violation of section
panacea
for all wrongs, it is rightly said. Where the field and functions are
that of Executive, the Court will not be justified to readily ... court, as indicated
hereinbefore, ordinarily is reluctant to
assume the functions of the statutory
functionaries. It allows them to perform
their duties at the first
come what may attitude' on the part some public
functionaries. Their actions are manifestly arbitrary
and absolutely unjust, to say the least. This ... administrative law. The mandate
for fairness in the public functions will fail, if the
functionaries do not keep in view the angle of justice
unique expert body" is, no
doubt, entrusted with a very important function of
2
(2004) 2 SCC 579
3
Hereinafter referred ... provisions. Its duties
and functions are defined and circumscribed by the Act.
Of course, as any other statutory functionary, it
undoubtedly has incidental or ancillary
since they indicate a lack of integrity which is crucial to
the functioning of the Postal Department. The action of
the applicant betrays the trust ... Postal Department as well as by the public, as a
public functionary, while handing money which is the
property of the depositors. The penalty
functionaries, any direction by this Court to grant complete
arrears would put financial burden on the Panchayat, which is
required to undertake many functions
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