Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 67 · Decided 20 January 1995
M/S New India Assurance CO. LTD. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 67 · [1995] 1 S.C.R. 507
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5060/1994
- Decided
- 20 January 1995
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, S.P. BHARUCHA, K.S. PARIPOORNAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Carriage of Goods-Railways--Damage to consignment during tran­ sit-Consignor's right to sue railway administration for recovery of damages-No dispute between consignor and consignee about ownership of goods or right to sue-Plea of railways to resist consignor's right to sue-Held C untenable. No. 2 for supply of Transformer with accessories. The plaintiff tendered the consignment to the railway administration for carriage to Electricity Board. The consignment was covered by an open insurance policy issued D by Plaintiff No.1. The consignment reached the destination but was found
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