https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296508 A deemed university engaged in imparting higher education performs a public function and may be subjected to writ jurisdiction under Article 226. The governing test turns on the nature of the function discharged, not merely the formal source of power; bodies carrying out public duties or public law functions can fall within the broad reach of judicial review even if they are not statutory authorities in the narrow sense. Because education to the public has a clear public element and the university is regulated under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the writ petition was maintainable and the contrary view on non-maintainability was reversed. en-us Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:12:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296508 A deemed university engaged in imparting higher education performs a public function and may be subjected to writ jurisdiction under Article 226. The governing test turns on the nature of the function discharged, not merely the formal source of power; bodies carrying out public duties or public law functions can fall within the broad reach of judicial review even if they are not statutory authorities in the narrow sense. Because education to the public has a clear public element and the university is regulated under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the writ petition was maintainable and the contrary view on non-maintainability was reversed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296508