Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 50 · Decided 11 March 1976
Union of India and ORS. v. Sugauli Sugar Works (P) LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 50 · [1976] 3 S.C.R. 614
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1562/1971
- Decided
- 11 March 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 298, 5, 7, 9; Constitution Article 298; Contract Act Section 151, 152, 161
Headnote
Indian I<ailway's Act as it stood an1ended by Act 46 of 1959 and prior to- 1961 a1nencbne11t Ss. 72 and 74-Liability of the Railway in respect of goods sent at Railway's risk is the sa1ne as that of a bailee under the Indian Contract Act 1872 Ss. 151, 152, 161-I::nquiry under Sections 83 and 84 the Indian Raihva).'S Board Act (4 of 1905) and nlfe 18 of the Railv;ay Board Rules is a Joint Enquiry, adniissible 1t11der S.\. 5, 7 and 9 of the Evidence Act-Not covered, for clai111 of privileges, under s. 123 of tf1e Evidence Act read with Art. 298 of the Constitution-Correct n1eas11re of
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