https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272712 Unlawful seizure of rice bags without reasonable suspicion and outside bona fide statutory authority was not protected by Section 17(1) of the Defence of India Act, so the responsible police officers were liable in damages. By contrast, seizures made in the course of a cognizable complaint, after expiry of the free-trade period, or where no licence was produced at seizure were treated as lawful and did not attract damages. The Orissa Government was not liable because the evidence did not establish conspiracy, authorisation, or ratification of the wrongful acts. The plaintiff therefore obtained only partial relief, including damages for the unlawful seizures and refund of sale proceeds for consignments sold and credited to the treasury. en-us Thu, 21 Jan 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 May 2018 17:22:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272712 Unlawful seizure of rice bags without reasonable suspicion and outside bona fide statutory authority was not protected by Section 17(1) of the Defence of India Act, so the responsible police officers were liable in damages. By contrast, seizures made in the course of a cognizable complaint, after expiry of the free-trade period, or where no licence was produced at seizure were treated as lawful and did not attract damages. The Orissa Government was not liable because the evidence did not establish conspiracy, authorisation, or ratification of the wrongful acts. The plaintiff therefore obtained only partial relief, including damages for the unlawful seizures and refund of sale proceeds for consignments sold and credited to the treasury. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Jan 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=272712