https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198321 A co-operative society registered under the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act is amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 only if the cumulative factual indicators show that it is in substance an instrumentality or agency of Government. The relevant tests include governmental ownership, financial assistance, monopoly status, deep and pervasive State control, public importance of functions, and transfer of governmental functions. Limited regulatory powers, nomination of a few directors, or reference of exceptional disputes to Government do not by themselves establish State character. On the facts stated, the Punjab State Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank Limited was not shown to be an authority under Article 12, so certiorari was not maintainable against it. en-us Tue, 05 Jan 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198321 A co-operative society registered under the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act is amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 only if the cumulative factual indicators show that it is in substance an instrumentality or agency of Government. The relevant tests include governmental ownership, financial assistance, monopoly status, deep and pervasive State control, public importance of functions, and transfer of governmental functions. Limited regulatory powers, nomination of a few directors, or reference of exceptional disputes to Government do not by themselves establish State character. On the facts stated, the Punjab State Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank Limited was not shown to be an authority under Article 12, so certiorari was not maintainable against it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Jan 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198321