Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 152 · Decided 27 March 2000
Nath BROS. Exim International LTD. v. Best Roadways LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 152 · [2000] 2 S.C.R. 538
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1/1997
- Decided
- 27 March 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 151, 152, 158, 148
Headnote
Carriers Act, 1865-Ss. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9-Liability of Common Carrier-Goods' booked with Common Carrier at Owner's Risk for trans­ portation-Consignment getting completely destroyed by .fire while being C stored in .Respondent's warehouse-Carrier to take as much care as he would have taken Act or that of his agent-Even a special contract under Sec. 6 cannot absolve the common carrier. Words & Phrases-Owner's risk-Meaning of-In the context of Carri­ D ers Act, 1865. E F Appellant booked certain goods with. the Respondent at "Owner's Risk" for transportation
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