Supreme Court of India
M/s. Zee Tele Films Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
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Constitution of India, 1950; Articles 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 32, 136, 141 226 and 298; Entry Nos. 45 and 97 of Union list, 33 of State list and 25 of Concurrent List: Grant of right to telecast cricket matches for certain period inf avour of appellant by Board of Cricket Control in /ndia-Cancellation---Challenge to- Held by the Court: Board is not an authority/other authority-Hence, writ against it not maintainable. Held, per majority : An authority must be created by statute having powers to make laws/rules/regulations could only be called as other authority in terms of Article 12 of the
Authorities it was built on
- 1979 Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. The International Airport Authority of India and Ors.
- 2002 Bhavnagar University v. Palitana Sugar Mill Pvt, Ltd. and Ors.
- 1975 Sukhdev Singh & Ors. v. Bhagatram Sardar Singh Raghuvanshi and Anr.
- 1975 Sabhajit Tewary v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2004 E. V. Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.
- 2004 Union of India v. Naveen Jindal and Anr.
- 2005 Board of Control for Cricket, India and Anr. v. Netaji Cricket Club and Ors.
- 1987 Tekraj Vasandi Alias K.L. Basandhi v. Union of India & Others
- 2004 State of Maharashtra and Ors. v. Raghunath Gajanan Waingankar
- 1963 K. S. Ramamurthi-reddiar v. The Chief Commissioner, Pondicherry & Anr.
Where later benches applied it
- 2026 Ravi Khokhar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2025 Odisha State Financial Corporation v. Vigyan Chemical Industries and Others
- 2015 Bcci v. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors.
- 2015 T.M. Sampath & Ors. v. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources & Ors.
- 2025 Anjuman Ishaat-e-taleem Trust v. The State of Maharashtra and Others
- 2025 Dileep Kumar Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2024 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.
- 2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
- 2017 Mrs. Ivy C.da.conceicao v. State of Goa & Ors.
- 2015 State of U.P. & Ors. v. Ajay Kumar Sharma & Anr
- 2014 K. K. Saksena v. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage & Ors.
- 2013 Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. & Ors. v. Partha Sarathi Sen Roy & Ors.
- 2013 Jatya Pal Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2012 Ramesh Ahluwalia v. State of Punjab & Ors.
- 2014 Usha Bharti v. State of U.P. & Ors.
- 2011 A.C. Muthiah v. Board of Control for Cricket in India and Anr.
Of those, 4 relied on · 8 referred to · 2 mentioned · 2 not applicable
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