under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, its officers are public functionaries. As observed above, under our Constitution, sovereignty vest in the people. Every
discretion is on the administrative authorities while discharging the role of public functionaries to be judicious and its approach. Discretionary power has been defined ... other than one's own judgment. But, when applied to public functionaries, it means a power or right conferred upon them
Gopal Krishna Patar @ Raja Peter vs The State Of Jharkhand Through The ... on 25 August
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
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
force or attempts to do so or
causes death of any public functionary or
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attempts to cause death of any public
functionary ... public functionary" means the constitutional
authorities or any other functionary notified in
the Official Gazette by the Central Government
as public functionary
specified time, the same would ordinarily be mandatory but when a public functionary is required to perform a public function within a time frame ... specified time, the same would ordinarily be mandatory but when a public functionary is required to perform a public function within a time-frame
under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, its officers are public functionaries. As observed above, under our Constitution, sovereignty vest in the people. Every ... inaction or illegal exercise of power on the part of the public functionaries.
9. In our system, the Constitution is supreme, but the real power
people, by the people and of the people". A public functionary cannot be permitted to act like a dictator causing harassment to a common ... under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, its officers are public functionaries. As observed under our Constitution, sovereignty vest in the people. Every limb
Article 21."
16. While considering the duties imposed on the public functionaries, the
gravity of the consequences due to the failure to perform such ... Apex Court had observed
that "where the public functionaries are involved and the matter relates to
violation of the fundamental rights or the enforcement
