rule of law, it is imperative that
all actions of every public functionary, in whatever
sphere, must be guided by reason and not humour,
whim ... behalf of the
State and exercise of all power must be for public
good instead of being an abuse of the power."
55. Reliance
left out, there are few matters of public
interest which cannot safely be
discussed in public. The administration
itself knows of many classes of security ... 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
against all the basic principles of law.
As a public and constitutional authority, the Union
Public Service Commission has to act in
accordance with ... view of the fact that Union Public Service
Commission is a high constitutional functionary, I
do not want to say anything more except directing
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required to be
decided by the Government are dealt with by several
functionaries some of whom may record notings on the
files favouring a particular ... suggest a particular line of action, which
may not be conducive to public interest and others may
suggest adoption of a different mode in larger
functionaries to accord actual promotion by giving effect to the finding of
the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) conducted in association with the
Union Public Service
second equally relevant matter is that
when a statutory functionary makes an order
based on certain grounds, its validity must be
judged by the reasons ... draw attention to the observations of Bose, J.
in Gordhandas Bhanji:
„9. ... public orders, publicly made, in
exercise of a statutory authority cannot be
construed
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