https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291811 A Government officer acting under statutory power was not treated as the ordinary agent of the State, so the State was not liable in damages for detention ordered by the Commissioner unless liability was otherwise fastened by law or the act was shown to be on behalf of the Government. Section 44 of the Rajasthan Public Safety Ordinance gave protection only for acts done in good faith, and the detention order failed that test because the Commissioner lacked material and did not apply his mind to the statutory grounds. The first false imprisonment claim was time-barred under the special limitation provision, while the second was in time after exclusion of notice period. Damages for professional loss, mental distress, discomfort, litigation expenses, and reputational harm were upheld in quantum. en-us Mon, 08 Feb 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291811 A Government officer acting under statutory power was not treated as the ordinary agent of the State, so the State was not liable in damages for detention ordered by the Commissioner unless liability was otherwise fastened by law or the act was shown to be on behalf of the Government. Section 44 of the Rajasthan Public Safety Ordinance gave protection only for acts done in good faith, and the detention order failed that test because the Commissioner lacked material and did not apply his mind to the statutory grounds. The first false imprisonment claim was time-barred under the special limitation provision, while the second was in time after exclusion of notice period. Damages for professional loss, mental distress, discomfort, litigation expenses, and reputational harm were upheld in quantum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 Feb 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291811