https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109366 A writ petition under Article 226 does not lie against a privately constituted co-operative urban bank unless it is shown to be financially, functionally and administratively dominated by the Government so as to fall within Article 12. Mere registration under co-operative law or regulatory oversight is insufficient to make the bank a State or public authority. Mandamus issues only to enforce a public duty or statutory obligation, not private contractual rights. On those principles, the bank was treated as carrying on banking business under regulatory control rather than performing governmental functions, so the writ was not maintainable and mandamus could not be issued. en-us Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:56:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109366 A writ petition under Article 226 does not lie against a privately constituted co-operative urban bank unless it is shown to be financially, functionally and administratively dominated by the Government so as to fall within Article 12. Mere registration under co-operative law or regulatory oversight is insufficient to make the bank a State or public authority. Mandamus issues only to enforce a public duty or statutory obligation, not private contractual rights. On those principles, the bank was treated as carrying on banking business under regulatory control rather than performing governmental functions, so the writ was not maintainable and mandamus could not be issued. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=109366