Faiz v. Attorney General and Others – sllr 1995 volume 1 page 372

Brief
In the case between Faiz (an officer of the Department of Wildlife Conservation) and several respondents, including the Attorney-General, police officers, and politically connected individuals, the court addressed the issue of whether Faiz’s fundamental rights under Articles 11, 12(1), 13(1), and 13(2) of the Constitution were violated by acts of arrest, detention, and assault through executive or administrative action. The holding determined that the petitioner’s rights were infringed through unlawful arrest, detention, and failure of the police to provide protection, reaffirming the principle that state liability can extend to private individuals when a nexus with executive or administrative action is proven. The decision relied on constitutional protections against arbitrary state