Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 765 · Decided 13 October 2011
Trilok Sudhirbhai Pandya v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 765 · [2011] 12 S.C.R. 1106
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8629/2011
- Decided
- 13 October 2011
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Administrative Law: Bias ..,. Appointment of Competent Authority for determination of compensation to land owners for laying pipelines by a company for transportation of natural gas - Challenged by land owners on the ground that there was likelihood of bias as the salary, allowances and perquisite were being borne by the company, rent free accommodation and vehicle were provided to it by company and it was holding sitting in the premises of the company - HELD: The test of likelihood of bias is wfiether there is a reasonable apprehension in the mind of the party E before the court or the
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