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Public Corporations (statutory corporations) such as LIC, ONGC, FCI and SBI, under Indian administrative law, are subject to writ jurisdiction because:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. The ICSI text describes a public corporation as 'a body having an entity separate and independent from the Government'.
2. The legal status is precise: (i) employees of a public corporation are **NOT** Government servants and are not entitled to the protection of Article 311; but (ii) the corporation is **included within the meaning of 'State' under Article 12**.
3. Therefore (a) **fundamental rights can be enforced against it**, and (b) it is **included within 'other authorities' subject to the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (Article 32) and the High Courts (Article 226)**.
4. So writ jurisdiction is automatic once the entity falls within 'other authorities' — no formal application is needed.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 5, 'Liability of Public Corporation', pp. 132-133._
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