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Deep Government Control Makes Registered Society 'State' Under Article 12, Though Staff Are Not Civil Servants: Supreme Court on National Book Trust (2026 INSC 1202)
In The Chairman, National Book Trust, India v. A.R. Abdul Gaffar & Ors. (2026 INSC 1202), the Supreme Court held that registration under the Societies Registration Act does not shield an autonomous body from Article 12 writ jurisdiction where central funding, CAG audit, and Ministry control are pervasive.
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