https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287605 The Selection Committee was required to satisfy itself, before recommending a Chairperson, that the candidate had no financial or other interest likely to prejudice the office; that statutory satisfaction was a mandatory condition precedent and could not be left to the Government. Non-compliance with that requirement vitiated the appointment from inception, because a writ of quo warranto lies where a public office is held contrary to statutory provisions. The appointment was therefore without legal authority and liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:59:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287605 The Selection Committee was required to satisfy itself, before recommending a Chairperson, that the candidate had no financial or other interest likely to prejudice the office; that statutory satisfaction was a mandatory condition precedent and could not be left to the Government. Non-compliance with that requirement vitiated the appointment from inception, because a writ of quo warranto lies where a public office is held contrary to statutory provisions. The appointment was therefore without legal authority and liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287605