delinquent. He should be open to conviction and must not have prejudged the issues. He must act with the detachment of a Judge since ... against whom action Is sought to be taken or one who has prejudged the issues. If this fundamental principle is not followed by Government
order about his dismissal was made by an officer who had prejudged the matter even before the start of the inquiry and had committed himself ... delinquent. He should be open to conviction and must not have prejudged the issues. He must act with the detachment of a. Judge since
trial Court and no remarks made by me should be treated as prejudging the case. Such comments as have been made in this order exclusively
State Of Punjab vs Karam Chand on 14 April, 1958
Equivalent citations: AIR1959P&H402, AIR
duly authorised, the question has to be decided and it cannot be prejudged by holding that because on the face of it there
forthcoming at the re-investigations, it is not possible for us to prejudge what future course the proceedings in the Courts below should take
motion. If it is now put before the House, this will be prejudging the issue before the Privileges Committee considers the matter and gives
alleged unauthorised construction made by the petitioners, the officer concerned had prejudged the matter and had ordered removal of the construction by presuming
comment upon the admissibility of these documents would also amount to prejudging the same. Thus on account of this lacuna, three is no course left
part of any executive official, however high he may be, to prejudge the merits of a case and to usurp the functions of the Court
