HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPN.LTD. vs YASHWANT GAJANAN JOSHI .

The Supreme Court held that the special leave petition filed by the Corporation was maintainable despite the Union of India's contention that it was barred by limitation. The Court clarified that the principle of 'no one should be a judge in his own cause' applies only when there is a personal interest in the adjudication, and there is no prohibition in the Act against appointing an employee of the Corporation as the competent authority. The Court dismissed the appeal, affirming that the determination of compensation by the competent authority is not inherently biased merely due to their employment status.