Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 163 · Decided 28 March 2000
Patel Roadways LTD. v. Birla Yamaha LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 163 · [2000] 2 S.C.R. 665
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9071/1996
- Decided
- 28 March 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act Section 21, 22
Headnote
B Consumer Protection Act, 1986: Sections 21 and 22: Consumer Disputes Redressal Agencies-Jurisdic- tion of-Complaint against common carrier against loss or damage to goodf C entrusted for transpo11ation-Held, maintainable. Sections 2( d), ( g), ( o), 21, 22 and 25-Deficiency in sen1ice-Liability of carrier-Held, carrier liable for the loss-Liability is that of insurer but subject to act of God and accidental fire is not an act of God­ Further, negligence on the part of the carrier need not be established by complainant-Carriers Act, section 9. D Carriers Act, 1865-Section
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