https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189987 A special limitation period under Section 140 of the Delhi Police Act governs suits against police officers for acts done under colour of duty or authority, and overrides the general limitation scheme in Article 74 of the Limitation Act where the special law applies. The governing test is whether there is a reasonable nexus between the impugned act and official functions; acts done as a cloak for duty, even if wrongful or in excess of authority, may still fall within the statutory protection. On the pleadings, the registration of the report and filing of the challan were treated as directly connected with official duties, attracting the statutory bar. en-us Tue, 07 Sep 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Jan 2017 14:38:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189987 A special limitation period under Section 140 of the Delhi Police Act governs suits against police officers for acts done under colour of duty or authority, and overrides the general limitation scheme in Article 74 of the Limitation Act where the special law applies. The governing test is whether there is a reasonable nexus between the impugned act and official functions; acts done as a cloak for duty, even if wrongful or in excess of authority, may still fall within the statutory protection. On the pleadings, the registration of the report and filing of the challan were treated as directly connected with official duties, attracting the statutory bar. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Sep 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=189987