https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174021 Article 72 of the Limitation Act applies only to compensation claims based on acts done or omitted in pursuance of an enactment and protected by bona fide statutory authority; a grossly negligent or mala fide omission falls under the residuary Article 113 instead. The note also rejects sovereign immunity for failure to provide adequate jail security, stating that prisoners retain Article 21 rights and that negligent or conspiratorial omissions by State officers cannot be treated as immune sovereign functions. The stated result is that such claims are within limitation and damages remain maintainable. en-us Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:43:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174021 Article 72 of the Limitation Act applies only to compensation claims based on acts done or omitted in pursuance of an enactment and protected by bona fide statutory authority; a grossly negligent or mala fide omission falls under the residuary Article 113 instead. The note also rejects sovereign immunity for failure to provide adequate jail security, stating that prisoners retain Article 21 rights and that negligent or conspiratorial omissions by State officers cannot be treated as immune sovereign functions. The stated result is that such claims are within limitation and damages remain maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174021