https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170003 A statutory selection body recommending appointment to an integrity-sensitive public office must consider all relevant material bearing on institutional integrity, competence and public interest under the governing Act. Where adverse material, including prior departmental notings and pending proceedings, is not placed before or considered, the recommendation is vitiated and the resulting appointment cannot stand. The Court also clarified that the proviso to Section 4(1) does not require unanimity: in the absence of an express statutory mandate, the Committee may act by majority, and reading a veto into the process would amount to judicial legislation and undermine the workable operation of the selection mechanism. en-us Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170003 A statutory selection body recommending appointment to an integrity-sensitive public office must consider all relevant material bearing on institutional integrity, competence and public interest under the governing Act. Where adverse material, including prior departmental notings and pending proceedings, is not placed before or considered, the recommendation is vitiated and the resulting appointment cannot stand. The Court also clarified that the proviso to Section 4(1) does not require unanimity: in the absence of an express statutory mandate, the Committee may act by majority, and reading a veto into the process would amount to judicial legislation and undermine the workable operation of the selection mechanism. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170003