Good faith - Indian Laws - General

Phrase good faith Good faith has been defined in Section 3(22) of the General Clauses Act, 1897 , to mean a thing which is, in fact, done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not. Anything done with due care and attention, which is not malafide, is presumed to have been done in good faith. There should not be personal ill-will or malice, no intention to malign and scandalize. Good faith and public good are though the question of fact, it required to be proved by adducing evidence. In Brijendra Singh v. State of U.P. Ors. , AIR 1981 SC 636, this Court while dealing with the issue held: ..The expression has several shades of meanings. In the popular sense, the phrase in good faith simply means honestly, without fraud, collusion, or deceit; really, actually, without pretence and without intent to assist or act in furtherance of a fraudulent or otherwise unlawful scheme . General Officer Commanding v. CBI Anr. - 2012 (5) TMI 612 - SUPREME COURT