AI Overview...
- Partisan Vindictiveness - The sources highlight that allegations of vindictiveness often underpin unfair or biased actions in various contexts, including investigations, administrative decisions, and disciplinary proceedings. Several instances point to investigations or proceedings being conducted with partisan motives, undermining fairness and impartiality Namdev VS Central Bureau of Investigation - Punjab and Haryana, Narapureddigari Narayanareddi VS State - Madras, [VIGYAN B SAXENA
VS PRESIDING OFFICER INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL NO 2 U P LUCKNOW -
Allahabad](https://supremetoday.ai/doc/judgement/02500035630), Kuruchiyan Kunhaman VS State of Kerala - Kerala, GARGI NATH VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL - Calcutta.
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Bias in Investigations and Proceedings - Investigations are sometimes described as improper, biased, or driven by vindictive motives, with witnesses or officials acting in a partisan manner. For example, the CBI investigation was admitted to be partisan and improper, and witnesses' testimonies were often influenced by personal motives or emotional biases Namdev VS Central Bureau of Investigation - Punjab and Haryana, Kuruchiyan Kunhaman VS State of Kerala - Kerala.
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Administrative and Disciplinary Actions - Orders of transfer, dismissals, and disciplinary proceedings are frequently challenged on grounds of mala fides, vindictiveness, or unfair conduct. Courts have sometimes found such actions to be arbitrary or motivated by bias rather than objective criteria P. W. Isenth and another VS The Atomic Energy Education Society rep. by its Secretary Anu Sakthi Nagar Mumbai and others - Madras, M. Rajasekaran VS The Chairman and Others - Madras, [VIGYAN B SAXENA
VS PRESIDING OFFICER INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL NO 2 U P LUCKNOW -
Allahabad](https://supremetoday.ai/doc/judgement/02500035630), Sangeeta Baruah Saikia VS State of Assam - Gauhati, GARGI NATH VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL - Calcutta.
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Political and Institutional Bias - The influence of partisan considerations extends beyond individual cases to institutional and political levels. For instance, police and educational authorities are urged to act impartially, free from political interference or vindictive motives, emphasizing the importance of fairness in law enforcement and governance Urvish Bavanjibhai Solanki VS State of Gujarat - Gujarat.
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Broader Implications - The overarching concern is that vindictiveness and partisan motives threaten the rule of law and social justice. Malicious publicity, biased media, and vested interests can exacerbate injustices, emphasizing the need for impartiality and adherence to principles of natural justice In re: S. Mulgaokar VS . - Supreme Court.
Analysis and Conclusion: These sources collectively underscore that partisan vindictiveness—whether in investigations, administrative decisions, or judicial proceedings—undermines fairness, erodes trust in institutions, and poses a threat to justice. Recognizing and mitigating such biases is crucial to uphold the rule of law and ensure that actions are based on objective, impartial grounds rather than personal or political vendettas.
Search Results for "Partisan Vindictiveness"
2015 0 Supreme(P&H) 1767 • India - Punjab and Haryana
FATEH DEEP SINGH
Sachdeva that the entire story is based on partisan vindictiveness adding that PW8 also supports the stand of the accused-private millers that Ex. ... As brought to the notice of the Court, PW19, the Investigating Officer K.S.Rana, Inspector CBI in his cross-examination rather admits the partisan and improper investigations and that he never visited that centres are matters which undermines the sanctity of the investigation and further admits that ... , then as per the procedure detailed and discussed above, the onus lay upon the quality ....
1999 0 Supreme(Mad) 2791 • India - Madras
E.PADMANABHAN
The orders of transfer is not vitiated by mala fides or vindictiveness, besides being arbitrary. 5. ... Whether the orders of transfer is vitiated by mala fides or vindictiveness, besides being arbitrary? 5. ... The court also found that the orders of transfer were not vitiated by mala fides or vindictiveness, and that they were made in the ... Mr.B.P.Sharma became Principal of the 3rd respondent School during October, 1995 and his partisan attitude towards Physical Education Teacher Ms. Vijaya led to confrontation and a....
2002 0 Supreme(Mad) 1183 • India - Madras
K.P.SIVASUBRAMANIAM
The court found that the respondents had adopted an unfair approach and shown unnecessary urgency, leading to a partisan and mechanical ... court held that the disciplinary proceedings were conducted unfairly and violated the principles of natural justice, leading to a partisan ... non-furnishing of the enquiry report, absence of a second show-cause notice, and the unfair approach by the respondents demonstrated a partisan ... In fact, that would eliminate apprehensions of allegations of bias, motives and vindictiveness.....
1997 0 Supreme(All) 693 • India - Allahabad
SHOBHA DIKSHIT
The stand of the petitioner was that the order of dismissal has been passed simply to victimise him and the domestic enquiry was a sham and partisan expane enquiry, hence the order of dismissal passed on the basis of such an enquiry is illegal and unconstitutional. ... one such employee being Anup Tandon but the management had taken no action against them or Anup Tandon but when the cheque was misplaced by the petitioner for once, it certainly did not attract the extreme penal ty of dismissal from service, Petitioner, therefore, contended that it is a clear case of #HL_STAR....
2017 0 Supreme(Guj) 901 • India - Gujarat
J.B.PARDIWALA
The Union Home Minister expressed the view that rising above narrow and partisan considerations, it is of great national importance to insulate the police from the growing tendency of partisan or political interference in the discharge of its lawful functions of prevention and control of crime including ... They should enforce the law firmly and impartially, without fear or favor, malice or vindictiveness. ... 3. The police should recognize and respect the limitations of their powers and functions. ... perception all over the country appe....
1951 0 Supreme(Mad) 392 • India - Madras
RAMASWAMI GOUNDER
... Though the investigation has been completed on 18th March, 1950, and after which not a tittle of evidence has been recorded, the charge-sheet has been filed on 30th March, 1950, at the conclusion of the remand period of 14 days showing a vindictiveness inconsistent with impartial ... enquiry and a desire to gratify the ill-feelings of P.W. 1 and his partisans. ... P-1 to the Sub-Inspector, treated as the first information report in this case, there is a meticulous description of several damages to the house of the partisans of P.W. 1 ....
1974 0 Supreme(Ker) 254 • India - Kerala
P.NARAYANA PILLAI, E.K.MOIDU
Most of the witnesses were partisan and the account that they gave in court of the incident was substantially in the same terms. Besides victims were many. Five members of the same family were murdered. ... There may in some cases be motives of self-interest, or of self-exculpation, or of vindictiveness. In some situations the straight line of truth is diverted by the influences of emotion or of hysteria or of alarm or of remorse. ... It is relevant in the nature of the evidence in the case and the large number of persons who were found to be par....
2008 0 Supreme(Gau) 779 • India - Gauhati
AMITAVA ROY
According to them, the impugned resolutions have been adopted on a correct assessment of the contemporaneous facts and that the petitioner is not entitled to any relief on the basis of the resolution dated 13.2.2001, which is ex-facie, illegal and partisan in nature. ... Denying the allegation of vindictiveness alleged by the petitioner, the answering respondents have asserted that the Governing Body of the College as far back on 26.6.2003 adopted a resolution to urge upon the Director of Higher Education, Assam not to approve the transfer of posts of Lect....
2005 0 Supreme(Cal) 173 • India - Calcutta
INDIRA BANERJEE
... ( 101 ) THE conduct of the college authorities smack of bias and vindictiveness against the petitioner. ... and rules of calcutta University during the years. 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 ; (5) dereliction of duty as Center-in-Charge for the University examinations of the year 2003 ; (6) Tampering of official records and false statements to enquiry Teams sent by Calcutta University ; (7) motivated malicious and partisan ... ... ( 73 ) THE eleventh charge against the petitioner of not receiving letters is preposterous and smacks of total bias and ....
1978 0 Supreme(SC) 79 • India - Supreme Court
V. R. KRISHNA IYER, P. S. KAILASAM, M. H. BEG
I also said there: ... "It would be a sad day for the Supremacy of the Constitution and for the Rule of Law, which it implies, if malicious or ill informed persons, filled with the irrationality involved in the spirit of what Dean Pound called "lynching" or misguided zest or vindictiveness ... Mischievous half-truths, brazen untruths and virulent publicity by partisan media, political organs and spokesmen for vested interests can be traumatic to the cause of social justice. ... 54. In an area of competing social values absolutist approaches are sure to err....
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