55. (a) All officials of the State or of a local Government shall be answerable before the law for their individual and unlawful actions.
(b) Where damage is caused to an individual by the act of an official of the State or an official of a Local Government, such an individual may sue the State before the Chief Court and may seek redress save where such damage has been caused by a bonafide act of a State servant in pursuance of a policy duly laid down by a Competent Authority.