Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 749 · Decided 21 May 2025

Dileep Kumar Pandey v. Union of India & ORS.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2025 INSC 749 · [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1146
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 10899/2013
Decided
21 May 2025
Bench
ABHAY S. OKA, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (3-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Constitution Article 12, 226; Registration Act

Headnote

Whether the Air Force School, Bamrauli, in District Allahabad, is a 'state or authority' within the meaning of Art.12 of the Constitution of India; whether it would be amenable to writ jurisdiction u/Art.226 of the Constitution - Arts.12, 226 - Writ petitions filed by the appellants-teachers alleging wrong-doings w.r.t actions taken against them by the respondent-Air Force School - Division Bench of the High Court held that the said School is not a 'State' within the meaning of Art.12

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