High Court Partly Allows Railway Administration's Appeal in Fish Consignment Damage Case; Modifies Compensation. The Court held that when the value of a consignment is not declared and extra charges not paid under the Railways Act, 1989, liability for loss or damage must be calculated at Rs.50 per kilogram on the net weight of the goods entrusted, excluding packing materials, as per Section 103 and the Railways (Extent of Monetary Liability and Prescription of Percentage Charges) Rules, 1990.
13 Jan 2014The case involved a first appeal before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, arising from an order of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Na...
