Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 684 · Decided 7 October 2013
Thalappalam SER. COOP. Bank LTD. and ORS. v. State of Kerala and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 684 · [2013] 14 S.C.R. 475
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9017/2013
- Decided
- 7 October 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 12, 19(1)(a); RTI Act Section 2(h)(d)(i), 2(h)
Headnote
Right to Information Act, 2005: A B s. 2(b) - 'Public authority' - Whether includes Co- c operative Societies registered under Kera/a Co-operative Societies Act, and hence whether such society bound to provide information sought under the RT/ Act - Held: The definition of 'public includes the bodies which are owned, controlled or substantially financed, D directly or indirectly, by funds provided by the appropriate Government and also by Non-Government Organizations (which are substantially financed, directly or indirectly, by funds provided by the appropriate Government)
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