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In which of the following cases the plea of sovereign immunity can be taken

Sovereign immunity can be pleaded only for acts done in exercise of sovereign powers which only the State can undertake, such as the "Chief of Army Staff ordering war…

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In which of the following cases the plea of sovereign immunity can be taken

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Sovereign immunity can be pleaded only for acts done in exercise of sovereign powers which only the State can undertake, such as the "Chief of Army Staff ordering war action". The acts in "Army truck injuring a pedestrian", "Police constable firing at a religious gathering" and "An M.P.making a defamatory statement in a press-meet" are non-sovereign or personal acts, as the narrowing of Kasturilal in Vidyawati and N. Nagendra Rao shows.

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