Supreme Court of India
Trilok Sudhirbhai Pandya v. Union of India & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the aforesaid reasons, we allow these appeals, set aside the impugned orders of the High Court as well as the proceedings for determination of compensation in the case of the appellants only.
Judgment, page 21
From the 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 of 0 Competent Authority 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 before
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- 2006 P.D. Agrawal v. State Bank of India and Ors.
- 2009 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. & Ors. v. M/s. Raja Transport (p) Ltd.
- 2007 Ashok Kumar Sonkar v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1993 Rattan Lal Sharma v. Managing Committee, Dr. Hari Ram (co-education)higher Secondary School and Ors.
- 1990 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd v. Yashwant Gajanan Joshi and Ors.
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