Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 654 · Decided 9 May 1996
Bharathi Knitting Company v. DHL Worldwide Express Courier Division of Airfreight LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 654 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 653
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9057/1996
- Decided
- 9 May 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, FAIZAN UDDIN, G.B. PATTANAIK (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act; Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 : A B Courier Service-Deficiency in service-Claim f01"---Liability for C deficiency in service-&tent of-Directions to Tribunals under the Act to follow the principle settled in this case for awarding the amount for deficiency in service-Cover containing a result heavy loss suffered by consigneJ-Claim against Courier-Allowed by State Commissiolt-National Commission restricting D the Claim for deficiency in service only to the extent of the liability undertaken by the courier as contained in the receipt issued by the said Courie1--Held, when
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