Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 181 · Decided 1 May 1962
Union of India v. M/S. Udho Ram & Sons
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1962 INSC 181 · [1963] 2 S.C.R. 702
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 851/1960
- Decided
- 1 May 1962
- Bench
- J.L. KAPUR, K.C. DAS GUPTA, RAGHUBAR DAYAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 151
Headnote
SUPREME OOUR'1' REPORTS [1963] UNION OF INDIA v. M/s. UDHO RAM & SONS (J. L. KAPun, K. C. DAs GUPTA e.nd' HAOHUBAR DAYAL, JJ.\ Railway-Losa of good,, in tranait-Negligence of railway .. f11(Jn18-Liability-Indian RailwalfS Act 1890 (IX of 1890) •. 12-Indian Contract Act, 1872 (IX of lo~s on ground that the· 1oss was incurred due to the negli· gence of the railway authorities. The defence raised was that loss occurred due to factors beyond the control of the railway authorities. The suit was dismissed by the trial court. On appeal the High Court reversed the
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