https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157473 A public authority's life insurance scheme, though contractual in form, remained subject to Article 14 standards of fairness, reasonableness, and non-arbitrariness because it had a public character and served a social security purpose. A writ challenge was maintainable against the scheme's eligibility conditions even without a concluded contract. Restricting term insurance to salaried persons in Government, quasi-Government, or reputed commercial firms was held to lack a rational nexus with the scheme's object of extending low-cost protection more broadly, including to unorganised and self-employed persons. The impugned eligibility clause was therefore unconstitutional and severable, while the remaining scheme could operate independently. en-us Wed, 10 May 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157473 A public authority's life insurance scheme, though contractual in form, remained subject to Article 14 standards of fairness, reasonableness, and non-arbitrariness because it had a public character and served a social security purpose. A writ challenge was maintainable against the scheme's eligibility conditions even without a concluded contract. Restricting term insurance to salaried persons in Government, quasi-Government, or reputed commercial firms was held to lack a rational nexus with the scheme's object of extending low-cost protection more broadly, including to unorganised and self-employed persons. The impugned eligibility clause was therefore unconstitutional and severable, while the remaining scheme could operate independently. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 May 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157473