Supreme Court · 1970 INSC 230 · Decided 27 October 1970

Union of India v. M/S. Sohanlal Sampatlal

Court: Supreme Court of India
Citation: 1970 INSC 230 · [1971] 2 S.C.R. 706
Case number: CIVIL APPEAL No. 2223/1966
Decided: 27 October 1970
Bench: J.C. SHAH, K.S. HEGDE, A.N. GROVER (3-judge bench)
Outcome: Dismissed
Case type: Civil

Headnote

INDIA v. M/S. SOHANLAL SAMPATLAL October 27, 1970 [1. C. SHAH, K. S. HEGDE AND A. N. GROVER, J],] Indian Post Office Act, 1890, s. 6-Ru/e 81 (g)-Go/d coins sent by parcel post-Value declared Rs. 2500-Parcel lost in transit-Suit /01 ·Compensation-Burden is on insurer to prove that value purchased for Rs. 2465-l4-0 by post from Bombay to Bikaner. After adding Rs. 9-1·6 for insurance and profit at 1 % the value came, according lo the respondent, to R•. 2499-11·6. The parcel was insured for the iround figure of Rs. 2500. When it was lost in transit the

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