writs under Article 32 against nonState actors
There are several instances where this Court has issued writs under Article 32 against nonState actors. Broadly those cases fall under two categories, namely, (i) private players performing public duties/functions; and (ii) nonState actors performing statutory activities that impact the rights of citizens. Cases which fall under these two categories have been held by this Court to be amenable to writ jurisdiction as seen from several decisions including 33Luth (1958) BVerfGE 7, 198 34(1969) 1 SCC 585 35(1989) 2 SCC 691 23 M.C. Mehta vs. Union of India36 . Absent any of these parameters, the Court has refused to exercise writ jurisdiction as seen from Binny Ltd. vs. V. Sadasivan. 37