The Kerala Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1963

(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1963. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala. (3) It shall come into force at once.

No Judge, Magistrate, Collector or other person acting judicially shall be liable to be sued in any Civil Court, for any act done or ordered to be done by him in the discharge of his judicial duty, whether or not within the limits of his jurisdiction: Provided that he at the time, in good faith, believed himself to have jurisdiction to do or order the act complained of, and no officer of any court or other person, bound to execute the lawful warrants or orders of any such Judge, Magistrate, Collector, or other person acting judicially shall be liable to be sued in any Civil Court, for the execution of any warrant or order, which he would be bound to execute, if within the jurisdiction of the person issuing the same.

The Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850 (Central Act 18 of 1850) as in force in the Malabar District referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956), the Travancore Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1071 (II of 1071) and the Cochin Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1076 (IV of 1076) are hereby repealed.