Reviewed case brief
Kasturi Lal Ralia Ram Jain v. State of Uttar Pradesh
AIR 1965 SC 1039
AIR 1965 SC 1039 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1965
- Subjects
- Administrative Law, Law of Torts
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
State NOT liable for torts committed in exercise of sovereign functions (police custody of seized property); sovereign immunity survives for core governmental acts.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1965 SC 1039; Massey, Administrative Law; Sathe, Administrative Law
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.