Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 257 · Decided 26 April 2000
State of Andhra Pradesh v. Challa Ramkrishna Reddy and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 257 · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 644
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3969/1989
- Decided
- 26 April 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Limitation Act Section 72, 113
Headnote
F G H STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH v. CHALLA RAMKRISHNA REDDY AND ORS. APRIL 26, 2000 [S. SAGHIR AHMAD AND D.P. WADHWA, Ji.] I.imitation Act, 1963 : Articles 72 and 113-Death of a prisoner caused in jail by some outsiders-Police officials involved in the conspira&y-Suit for compensation filed by limitation period held applicable-High Court dec1-eed the suit-On appeal, Held : A11icle 72 is applicable only if the act or omission of a public officer pursuant to a statute is bonafide and itself is a to11 causing injury to the person claiming compensation-If act or omission is malafide then
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