Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1227 · Decided 5 December 2007
Shipping Corporation of India LTD. v. M/S. Bharat Earth Movers LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1227 · [2007] 12 S.C.R. 923
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5638/2007
- Decided
- 5 December 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, G.S. SINGHVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
OF INDIA LTD. A v. MIS. BHARAT EARTH MOVERS LTD. & ANR. DECEMBER 5, 2007 [S.B. SINHA AND G.S. SINGHVI, JJ. ] B Maritime Law-Contract of carriage of goods by sea-From Japan to India-Consignment of 16 cases-Damage to consignment- Suit, claiming damages, filed in India in respect of 2 cases taking into consideration all the 16 cases-On appeal, held: Japanese law was >( applicable and not Indian Law-Liability of the defendant was limited D in respect of two cases only-Matter remitted for fresh consideration- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925-s. 2-Japanese Carriage of Goods by
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