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Revision note: Integrity, Impartiality, Non-partisanship and Objectivity


  • Integrity: whole, consistent; personal, professional, intellectual, financial; Dubey 2003, Manjunath 2005 → Whistle Blowers Protection Act 2014
  • Impartiality: Arts 14–16; natural justice – audi alteram partem, nemo judex in causa sua
  • Non-partisanship: AIS Rule 5; neutral vs committed bureaucracy; T. S. R. Subramanian 2013
  • Objectivity: evidence, speaking orders, avoid confirmation bias, halo effect
  • Nolan principles: integrity, objectivity
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