https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289066 Section 167 of the Bombay District Municipal Act protects only acts done in good faith, meaning honest action; mere negligence does not defeat the defence, but awareness of likely harm followed by reckless disregard does. On the facts, the Municipality knew the waterway had been narrowed, the slab and centering remained, and debris obstructed the nallah at the start of monsoon, yet failed to take effective preventive steps. That conduct was treated as reckless indifference rather than honest mistake, so the statutory immunity was unavailable and the decree in favour of the respondent remained undisturbed. en-us Fri, 20 Sep 1974 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 14:00:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289066 Section 167 of the Bombay District Municipal Act protects only acts done in good faith, meaning honest action; mere negligence does not defeat the defence, but awareness of likely harm followed by reckless disregard does. On the facts, the Municipality knew the waterway had been narrowed, the slab and centering remained, and debris obstructed the nallah at the start of monsoon, yet failed to take effective preventive steps. That conduct was treated as reckless indifference rather than honest mistake, so the statutory immunity was unavailable and the decree in favour of the respondent remained undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Sep 1974 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289066