LANDMARK CASE

Thalappalam Service Co-operative Bank v. State of Kerala

(2013) 16 SCC 82 · Supreme Court of India · Right to information

At a glance

Citation: (2013) 16 SCC 82
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Right to information
In one line: Not unless substantially financed or controlled by the government.

1 Facts

Cooperative societies resisted RTI.

2 Issue

Are cooperative societies public authorities?

3 What the court decided

Not unless substantially financed or controlled by the government.

4 Why it matters

Defines who RTI applies to.

5 Think about it

What is 'substantial financing'?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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