State. Often it is practically useless to lodge power in a
public functionary without giving him a large measure of
discretion for, the situations which ... vested ill public officers for performing public
functions. What the rule of law requires is that any abuse
of power by public officers should
right to know every public act everything that is done in a public way by the public functionaries. MPs or MLAs are undoubtedly public functionaries ... right to know every public act, everything that is done in a public way, by their public functionaries. They are entitled to know the particulars
force or attempts to do so or causes death
of any public functionary or attempts to cause death
of any public functionary; or
(c) detains ... public functionary” means the constitutional
authorities or any other functionary notified in the
Official Gazette by the Central Government as public
functionary;
(b) “high quality
CrPC is that the offence of defamation
committed against public functionaries mentioned therein is really an offence
committed against the State, as the same relates ... nature. It is of
course, vulgar and unbecoming of a public functionary to comment upon the
Hon'ble Chief Minister in this fashion
contracts, should be mindful of public interest, public purpose and public good. This is so, because every holder of public office by virtue of which ... transparent and objective criteria or procedure which promotes public interest, public purpose and public good. A public authority is ordained, therefore to act, reasonably
that Section 188 applies to orders made by public functionaries for public purposes and not to an order made in a civil suit between ... public interest. It was observed in this case that an order promulgated by a public servant cannot refer to an order made by a public
force or attempts to do so or causes death of any public functionary
or attempts to cause death of any public functionary; or
(c) detains ... public functionary" means the constitutional authorities
or any other functionary notified in the Official Gazette by the
Central Government as public functionary
publication of award
under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 , within the period of thirty days
would not render the award invalid. Non-publication of award ... Supreme
Court held that where a statutory functionary is asked to perform a statutory
duty within the time prescribed therefor, the same would be directory
right to know every public act,
everything that is done in a public way, by their public
functionaries. They are entitled to know the particulars ... right to know
every public act, everything that is done in a public way by the public
functionaries. MPs or MLAs are undoubtedly public functionaries
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of any public functionary or attempts to cause death of any
public functionary; or
(c) detains ... public functionary" means the constitutional
authorities or any other functionary notified in the Official
Gazette by the Central Government as public functionary
