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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(§2(h), public authority, cooperative societies, thalappalam)
+metatag-description=(Cooperative societies are public authorities only if substantially financed by Government — not by mere statutory regulation.)
+metatag-title=(Thalappalam Service Cooperative Bank v. State of Kerala — 2013 — RTI case law)}}
+====== Thalappalam Service Cooperative Bank v. State of Kerala ======
+**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.
+===== Holding =====
+Cooperative societies are public authorities only if substantially financed by Government — not by mere statutory regulation.
+===== Ratio =====
+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.
+===== Section(s) applied =====
+  * Section 2(h)
+===== Practitioner takeaway =====
+§2(h) functional test of public authority; substantial Government finance required.
+===== Citation =====
+  * **Citation:** (2013) 16 SCC 82
+  * **Court:** Supreme Court of India
+  * **Date:** 2013-10-07
+  * **Outcome:** allowed
+  * **Reporter / Cause-list:** (2013) 16 SCC 82
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:cases:search|RTI Case-Law Search — full corpus]]
+  * [[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|PIO/FAA Knowledge Base]]
+  * [[:pio-supreme-court-rulings|10 landmark Supreme Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:pio-high-court-rulings|High Court RTI rulings]]
+  * [[:landmark-cic-decisions|Landmark CIC decisions]]
+  * [[:act|RTI Act, 2005 — full text]]
+//Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.// {{tag>rti case-law cases sc 2013}}

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