The Unspoken Conundrum of State Action Doctrine

During my internship at the Delhi High Court, I witnessed a habeas corpus petition where the question of state action doctrine came up. From my CLAT prep, I knew it's about whether the action of a private entity is sufficiently 'cloaked' in state authority to invoke judicial review. But what I didn't know was that the judiciary tends to be lenient when it comes to state action doctrine in cases involving tribunals and other quasi-judicial bodies. It's essentially because these entities are seen as part of the administrative apparatus, rather than completely independent. This nuance isn't explicitly mentioned in most textbooks, but it's crucial for understanding the actual application of this doctrine.