Thalappalam Service Cooperative Bank v. State of Kerala (Supreme Court of India, 2013-10-07) (2013) 16 SCC 82 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 2(h). Cooperative societies are public authorities only if substantially financed by Government — not by mere statutory regulation. A cooperative society is not automatically a public authority under §2(h) merely because it is registered under a State Cooperative Societies Act.
Cooperative societies are public authorities only if substantially financed by Government — not by mere statutory regulation.
A cooperative society is not automatically a public authority under §2(h) merely because it is registered under a State Cooperative Societies Act. The test is functional — substantial Government finance and control.
§2(h) functional test of public authority; substantial Government finance required.