Supreme Court has come down very
heavily on the public authorities and the officers manning those authorities as
to the dereliction of their duty ... public authority does not exist in vacuum. It is compendium of public officers who make
Government, who make public authority, who create public authority. Relevant
department concerned to pay the amount to the complainant from the public fund 'immediately' but to recover the same from those ... unpardonable behavior by dividing it proportionately where there are more than one functionaries."
8. The statutory amount of Rs.25,000/- deposited
improving the work culture and in changing the outlook of
the officer/public servant. No authority
can arrogate to itself the power ... department concerned to pay the amount to the complainant form the public fund
immediately but to recover the same from those
who are found responsible
since that exchequer is maintained by the collection of public
taxes from the general public . Relevant extract of para 11 of
the judgement is reproduced ... department concerned to pay the
amount to the Complainant from the public fund
immediately but to recover the same from those who are
found responsible
department concerned to pay the amount to
the complainant from the public fund immediately but to recover
the same from those who are found responsible ... unpardonable behaviour by dividing it proportionately where
there are more than one functionaries."
20. The Distribution Licensee has a right to test any
consumer
department concerned to pay the amount to the
complainant form the public fund immediately but to recover the same from those
who are found responsible ... unpardonable behaviour by dividing it
proportionately where there are more than one functionaries.
18. Again the Apex Court in Ghaziabad Development
Authority
purview of the Act... No distinction can be drawn
between private and public transport or Insurance
Companies... The intention is thus clear to protect ... service to a consumer...
The law has always maintained that the public
authorities who are entrusted with statutory function
cannot act negligently. Under our Constitution
department concerned to pay the amount to the complainant from the public fund immediately but to recover the same from those who are found responsible ... unpardonable behaviour by dividing it proportionately where there are more than one functionaries.
In a decision reported in (1994) 1 CPR 569 ( Lucknow Development Authority
department concerned to pay the amount to the complainant from the public fund 'immediately' but to recover the same from those ... unpardonable behavior by dividing it proportionately where there are more than one functionaries."
May 29th, 2017
Mrs.Urvashi Agnihotri,
Member,
Addl.Bench
functionaries of the
Appellants, deplorable though it is, cannot and should not be made a ground to
cause a loss to a public utility concern
