Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 232 · Decided 11 May 2012
Cesc LTD. v. Chief Post Master General & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 232 · [2012] 5 S.C.R. 1055
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2606/2006
- Decided
- 11 May 2012
- Bench
- RAJENDRA MAL LODHA, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
POST OFFICE ACT, 1898: ss. 11 and 12 - Demand for deficit amount of postage from sender of postal articles - Held: In the absence of any breach of the conditions of licence, the provisions of clauses A B c 11 (1 O)(xv) and 34 of Post Office Guide are not attracted - It is apparent that due to a the Postal 0 Authority, the Company affixed the postal stamp of Rs.11- per bill, treating it as 'book post' and the staff of the Postal Department without any objection cleared and delivered it to the respective addressees - The mistake having been committed by the Postal Authority and there
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