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The Seven Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India in Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of…

The seven-judge bench overruled Sabhajit Tewary, which had excluded CSIR from Article 12. The majority assessed the cumulative financial, functional and administrative…

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The Seven Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India in Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology 2002 (5) SCC 111 overruled its judgement in the case of:

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The seven-judge bench overruled Sabhajit Tewary, which had excluded CSIR from Article 12. The majority assessed the cumulative financial, functional and administrative governmental domination and held CSIR to be State. The other named decisions are not the decision expressly overruled in this case.

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