Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 206 · Decided 19 July 1989
Ratan Lal Adukia & ANR. v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 206 · [1989] 3 S.C.R. 440
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 224/1988
- Decided
- 19 July 1989
- Bench
- RANGANATH MISRA, M.N. VENKATACHALIAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 20, 18, 19
Headnote
Indian Railways Act, 1890: Section 80-Suits for compensation against Railways-Choice of forum for cognizance of suits-Whether limited by the section itself or provisions of Section 20 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and~ Section 18 of the Presidency Small Cause Courts ' C Act, 1882 are also 80 of the Indian Railways Act, 1890, prior to its D substitution by the Amendment Act, 1961, the choice of forum for filing suits for compensation for loss, destruction, damage, deterioration or non-delivery of goods etc. carried hy the Railways was regulated hy Section 20 of the Code of Civil
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