https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196290 A co-operative society carrying on banking business was held not to be "State" under Article 12 because mere registration under co-operative laws and regulation under the Banking Regulation Act did not establish deep and pervasive State control. The governing statutes and bye-laws left ultimate authority with the general body of members and elected management, while the Central Government's supervisory power was limited and exercisable only in public interest. Since the society was not shown to be an instrumentality or agency of the Government, a writ petition against it was not maintainable. en-us Fri, 28 Aug 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 13:10:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196290 A co-operative society carrying on banking business was held not to be "State" under Article 12 because mere registration under co-operative laws and regulation under the Banking Regulation Act did not establish deep and pervasive State control. The governing statutes and bye-laws left ultimate authority with the general body of members and elected management, while the Central Government's supervisory power was limited and exercisable only in public interest. Since the society was not shown to be an instrumentality or agency of the Government, a writ petition against it was not maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Aug 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196290