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| 1961 SLG 1943 1961 SLD 1943 = 1961 PLD 88 |
Appellate Tribunal Sindh Revenue Board, Karachi
Suit No. 451 of 1952, decided on 11th October, 1960.
Presented By: A. S. Farooqi, J
S. M. Sohail for Plaintiffs. Shah Jamil Alam and S. A. Nusrat for
Respondent. Khalid Ishaq, A. A. G. for the State.
Suit No. 451 of 1952, decided on 11th October, 1960.
Presented By: A. S. Farooqi, J
S. M. Sohail for Plaintiffs. Shah Jamil Alam and S. A. Nusrat for
Respondent. Khalid Ishaq, A. A. G. for the State.
Sardar MUHAMMAD ALI AND OTHERS-Plaintiffs
VERSUS
PAKISTAN-Respondent
Law:
Section:
(a) Tort- Damages for false imprisonment, pain, suffering, assault and humiliation-Claim does not survive to heirs-Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), O. XXII, r. 3. Tort- Damages for tort committed on child-----Claim not maintainable by parents. Maxim Actio personalis moritur cum persona (personal actions die with the person)-Tort. Tort-Crown- Government-Whether liable for tortious acts of servants-English law Pakistan law. (e) Tort- Illegal acts of Government servants-Government's responsibility when acts ratified-"Ratification" to be understood in sense of "approval", without regard to ratification in law-Illegal arrest and detention on order of Additional District Magistrate or District Magistrate "ratified" by order of detention passed with retrospective efect by Administrator of Karachi under S. 2, Sind Maintenance of Public Safety Act (XV of 1948)-Liability of Government-Damages Rs. 10,000 awarded-[State of West Bengal v. Produce Trader's Corporation A I R 1959 Cal. 597; The Collector of Masulipatum v. C. V. Narrainapah 8 M I A 529; Hari Bhanji v. The Secretary of State for India in Council I L R 4 (1882) Mad. 344; Secretary of State for India in Council v. Moment 40 I A (1912) p. 48; M. A. Kader Zailany v. Secretary of State A I R 1931 Rang. 294; Maharani Gurucharan Kaur of Nabha v. Province of Madras A I R 1944 F C 41; Muhammadi Steamship Co. Ltd. v. Federation of Pakistan P L D 1959 Kar. 232; State of Pakistan v. Mehrajuddin and others P L D 1959 S C (Pak.) 147 ref. Etti and another v. The Secretary of State for India in Council I L R 1939 Mad. 843; Secretary of State v. A. Cockeraji 39 Mad. 351 considered; Federation of Pakistan v. Ali Ahmad Hussain Shah P L D 1955 F C 522 and High Commissioner for India in Pakistan v. I. M. Lall P L D 1948 P C 150 distinguished.] (f) Tort- Committed by Government servant-Immunity of Government in action for tort-Exceptions. The principle of the immunity of the State in respect of an action in tort committed by its servants is subject to the following exceptions: viz. (a) where the tort has been…