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Sukhdev v Bhagat Singh (agency of the State and instrumentality of the state)

Sabhajit Tiwari case by the same bench on the same day (society registration Act, CSIR only
a society, no statutory origin, hence not state)

RD Shetty v Airport Authority

(Statutory but not an instrumentality of the state is also possible. For example, ICICI bank)

Ajay Hassiya v Khalid Mujim (1981)


6 prong test to ascertain whether a body is ‘other authority’ as under article 12.

Som Prakash Reki v union of india


Bharat Petroleum in question

BS Minhas v ISI

Pradeep Kumar Biswas v Indian Institute of Chemical Biology


1 prong test (current test) given by Justice Ruma Pal
Financially, functionally and administratively by the Government (pervasive control)
Doesn’t matter what function they are performing, just the degree of control matters

Zee Telefilms v. UoI

About status of BCCI as State.


NOT STATE
Santosh Hegde (majority) [can also read for understanding article 12]
SB Sinha (dissenting opinion)

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