Pradeep Kumar Biswas vs Indian Institute Of Chemical Biology & ... on 16 April, 2002
16. The claim would not be maintainable against ICRISAT
unless ICRISAT were a 'State' or authority within the meaning
of Article 12. The tests for determining whether an
organization is either, has been recently considered by a
Constitution Bench of this Court in Pradeep Kumar Biswas v.
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology & ors. (2002) 5 SCC 111 at
p. 134 in which we said: