https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174021 Mala fide or grossly negligent failure by State officers to provide adequate jail security falls outside Article 72 where the omission is not a bona fide act done in pursuance of statutory authority; the residuary limitation period under Article 113 therefore applies. Sovereign immunity does not protect the State from damages for tortious omissions involving inadequate prisoner security, particularly where negligence or conspiracy results in violation of prisoners' right to life under Article 21. Damages remain maintainable, and the older immunity doctrine has no continuing application to such fundamental-rights violations. 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 Mala fide or grossly negligent failure by State officers to provide adequate jail security falls outside Article 72 where the omission is not a bona fide act done in pursuance of statutory authority; the residuary limitation period under Article 113 therefore applies. Sovereign immunity does not protect the State from damages for tortious omissions involving inadequate prisoner security, particularly where negligence or conspiracy results in violation of prisoners' right to life under Article 21. Damages remain maintainable, and the older immunity doctrine has no continuing application to such fundamental-rights violations. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174021