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17. In Jhandu Mal Shiamlal's case (1942 ALL. W.R. 599) Beni Ram was declared insolvent. Jafar Husain had approached the official receiver and requested him to take possession of certain moveable property which he alleged belonged to the insolvent. The Official Receiver was unwilling to take the responsibility of seizing security for his protection in the event of the property turning out to be the property of a third party. Jafar Husain moved the insolvency Court and in pursuance of the instructions issued by the Court the receiver proceeded to seize the goods. Jafar Husain was held liable for damages on the ground that he was the cause of the wrongful seizure of the goods and the consequential damage.