Reviewed case brief

Rajasthan State Electricity Board v Mohan Lal and Ors.

AIR 1967 SC 1857

AIR 1967 SC 1857 · Supreme Court of India

article-12definition-of-statestatutory-corporationinstrumentality-of-state
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.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        AIR 1967 SC 1857; foundational authority extending Article 12 to statutory corporations

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