Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
No Public Function - Writ of Mandamus Under Article 226 Unavailable Against Private Banks in Pension Disputes : Madras HC
The Madras High Court held that private sector banks do not perform a public function, so Article 226 cannot be invoked to compel them via mandamus for pension grievances. Employees must pursue relief in civil courts. This narrows the reach of the public function doctrine.