Shahid Ali
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1. A mental leaning or inclination; partiality; bent
2. A mental tendency, inclination, preconception, prejudice, taint.
Legal Defination of Bias
1. The predisposition of a judge, arbitrator, prospective juror, or anyone making a judicial decision, against or in favor of one of the parties or a class of persons. This can be shown by remarks, decisions contrary to fact, reason or law, or other unfair conduct. Obvious bias is a ground for reversal on appeal, but it is hard to prove, since judges are usually careful to display apparent fairness in their comments.
2. A particular influential power which sways the judgment; the inclination or propensity of the mind towards a particular object.
3. Justice requires that the judge should have no bias for or against any individual; and that his mind should be perfectly free to act as the law requires.
A judge who demonstrates bias in a hearing over which he or she presides has a mental attitude toward a party to the litigation that hinders the judge from supervising fairly the course of the trial, thereby depriving the party of the right to a fair trial. A judge may Recuse himself or herself to avoid the appearance of bias.
1. Do we, Pakistanis agree with this definition?
2. Are we witnessing unbiased approach in our judicial system?
2. A mental tendency, inclination, preconception, prejudice, taint.
Legal Defination of Bias
1. The predisposition of a judge, arbitrator, prospective juror, or anyone making a judicial decision, against or in favor of one of the parties or a class of persons. This can be shown by remarks, decisions contrary to fact, reason or law, or other unfair conduct. Obvious bias is a ground for reversal on appeal, but it is hard to prove, since judges are usually careful to display apparent fairness in their comments.
2. A particular influential power which sways the judgment; the inclination or propensity of the mind towards a particular object.
3. Justice requires that the judge should have no bias for or against any individual; and that his mind should be perfectly free to act as the law requires.
A judge who demonstrates bias in a hearing over which he or she presides has a mental attitude toward a party to the litigation that hinders the judge from supervising fairly the course of the trial, thereby depriving the party of the right to a fair trial. A judge may Recuse himself or herself to avoid the appearance of bias.
1. Do we, Pakistanis agree with this definition?
2. Are we witnessing unbiased approach in our judicial system?
