Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 85 · Decided 13 March 1990
British India Steam Navigation CO., LTD. v. Shanmugha Vilas Cashew Industries and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 85 · [1990] 1 S.C.R. 884
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 764/1975
- Decided
- 13 March 1990
- Bench
- K.N. SAIKIA, P.B. SAWANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 28
Headnote
Indian Bill of Lading Act, 1856: Bill of Lading-Negotiation a/­ Contract of affreightment need not be expressed in writing; agreed jurisdiction of a court and choice of law binding on the parties; no submission to the jurisdiction of another court if appearance only to C protest. D The Indian charterparty' 'time charterparty'; responsibility of the charterer vis-a-vis the owner to be ascertained from the charter­ party and the bill of lading. The first respondent, M/s Shanmughavilas Cashew Industries, shipped 4445 bags of raw cashewnuts from East Africa to Cochin
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