Art. 12 SPORTS- Society is amenable to writ jurisdiction -Art.226 is not confine in its operation to enforce fundamental rights - It empowers the High Court to issue to any person or authority or Government, writs for enforcement of any of the rights conferred- Meaning of the term "any purposes " is wide. Lakshadweep Resorts Private Ltd. vs. Lakshadweep Soceity for the Promotion of Nature Tourism and Sports, W.A.No.3398 of 2001, dated 10/11th October, 2001. [B.N.Srikrishna (CJ) & M. Ramachandran (J)]
Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha is a state and is amenable to writ jurisdiction. [ Chandran.T.K. vs. Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha. 1999(1) KLJ(NOC) 3 = ILR 1999 (2) Ker 205. C.S.Rajan (J)]
United India Insurance Co. Ltd is an instrumentality of State. {S.Rajamohan vs. Asst.General Manager. ILR 1985 Ker 488 = 1985 KLT SN.70 ] [ 1994(2) KLT SN. 6(SC)]
Indian Naval Canteen service is a state. [ 1985 KLT SN.1.P.1]
Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd and Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd do not come within Art.12 of the Constitution . [ 1985 KLT 808 = ILR 1985 (2) Ker 644 = 1988 Comp Cases (64) 399 = 1987 (2) LLJ 198.
Travancore Titanium Products Ltd is a limited company controlled by Government. [Balan and others vs. State of Kerala . 1988 (1) KLT. 16. Page 31.]
Sainik School is a state coming within the meaning of Art.12. [ All India S.S.E.Association vs Chairman. 1988(2) KLT SN. 89 P.62 (SC).
Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation is a State [ ILR 1992(1) Ker 808 ]
Trade Union registered under the Indian Trade Union Act, 1926. It does not come under Art. 12 of the Constitution [ Chemosyna (P) Ltd vs Kerala Medical Representatives Association. 1987 (2) KLT 654 = 1992(2) KLJ 1240 ]
Reserve Bank is an "authority" under Art.12 and is amenable to writ jurisdiction. [Mahadevan vs. Reserve Bank of India . 1988(1) KLT 495 = 1988(1) KLJ 421]
Co-operative Society - For enforcement of bye-laws governing service conditions of employees writ petition is maintainable. [ S.K.C.C.Bank Ltd vs. Seetharama Raja. 1990(2) KLT 5 (FB). (AP)
Cochin Stock Exchange is a company - comes under Art.12 [ Satish Nayak vs Cochin Stock Exchange Ltd and others. ILR 1995(3) Ker 587 = AIR 1995 Ker 373.M.M.Pareed Pillay & P.Shanmugham (J&J)]
Art.226 - Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd & South Indian Bank Ltd. are Scheduled Banks and not amenable to writ jurisdiction. [C.J. thomas v. South Indian Bank Ltd., & others, 1987 (1) KLT 101 = 1987 (2) ILR 82 = 1987 (2) LLJ 193 (DB), Malimath (CJ) and Bhaskaran Nambiar (J)
