https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161415 A statutory selection process is invalid where a member of the selection board is himself a candidate and participates in assessing rival candidates or framing the select list, because the conflict between interest and duty creates a reasonable likelihood of bias. The principle that no person should be a judge in his own cause applies even to administrative selection, and actual proof of bias is not required. Natural justice also governs administrative decisions with serious civil consequences, so a tainted foundational recommendation cannot be cured by later departmental or commission-level review. Where senior and junior scale selections form one integrated process, the defect may vitiate the entire select list. en-us Tue, 29 Apr 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161415 A statutory selection process is invalid where a member of the selection board is himself a candidate and participates in assessing rival candidates or framing the select list, because the conflict between interest and duty creates a reasonable likelihood of bias. The principle that no person should be a judge in his own cause applies even to administrative selection, and actual proof of bias is not required. Natural justice also governs administrative decisions with serious civil consequences, so a tainted foundational recommendation cannot be cured by later departmental or commission-level review. Where senior and junior scale selections form one integrated process, the defect may vitiate the entire select list. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Apr 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161415