NBT’s Society Registration and Book-Sale Revenue Do Not Defeat Article 12: SC
SC held NBT’s statutory status and commercial activities do not negate its character as 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution.
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SC held NBT’s statutory status and commercial activities do not negate its character as 'State' under Article 12 of the Constitution.
Supreme Court grants bail to Sanjay Sureka in PMLA case linked to Concast Steel, dismissing challenge to arrest based on five-day reporting delay. Prolonged custody scrutinized under constitutional standards.
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