Reviewed case brief
Rajasthan State Electricity Board v Mohan Lal and Ors.
AIR 1967 SC 1857
AIR 1967 SC 1857 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1967
- Subjects
- Constitutional Law I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
The expression 'State' under Article 12 extends to include statutory corporations invested with powers to make binding rules with the force of law, functioning as an instrumentality of government.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1967 SC 1857; foundational authority extending Article 12 to statutory corporations
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