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What kind of State liability was at issue in the Supreme Court’s 1964 judgment in Kasturilal Ralia Ram…

The claim concerned the State’s vicarious liability for police officers’ negligent handling of seized property. The Court rejected the claim against the State on the…

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What kind of State liability was at issue in the Supreme Court’s 1964 judgment in Kasturilal Ralia Ram Jain v. State of Uttar Pradesh?

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The claim concerned the State’s vicarious liability for police officers’ negligent handling of seized property. The Court rejected the claim against the State on the sovereign-function reasoning it applied in that case.

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Option A

The claimant sued over the loss of property seized by police. There was no procurement agreement at issue.

Option B

The claim sought to hold the State responsible for its police officers’ negligence in handling the seized property.

Option C

The claim against the State rested on the officers’ negligence in dealing with seized property, rather than an allegation of fraudulent misrepresentation by the State.

Option D

The case concerned seized property, with no claim for the return of a tax.

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