Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
CHAPTER 111.
OF PROPERTY.
CARRIAGE
10. Every' agrccmcnt purporting to limit the obli- special congation or responsibility iniposed on a carrier by Ra,il- :;!';l i f;!tins way by the Indian Contract Act, 1872, sections 151 and 161, in the case of loss, destruction or deterioration of, or damage to, property shall, in so far as it purports to limit such obligation or responsibility, be void unless-
(a) it is in x ~ i t i n g signed by, or on behalf of, thc person sending or delivering such property, and
(6) is otherwise in a form approved by the Governor General in Council.
11. 'When any property mentioned in the second No liability schedule hereto annexed is contained in any parcel or Eiizlz~r, package delivered to a cal~rier by Railway, the carrier &c., unless shall not be liable for loss, destruction or deterioration ;$l;;dd;t-a" of, or damage to, such property, unless at the time of , . , ,d thorized in this behalf.
When ally property of nrhich the value and nature have been declared under this section has been lost,
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person of the quantity and clescriptioh of such propert,y.
16. No passenger shall take with llim on a B6ail- D L I V ~ ~ T O U S way, and no person shall deliver or tender for carriage goods. servant, or, in the case of lugga~e or goocls delivered or tenc1ere.d for carriage, distinctly ma,rl<ing their nature on the .outside of tlre package containing the same.
" " -- - contain dangerous qood; and mav rec~uire s&ch lugancl in case ally such luggage or parcel is rcceived for thc purpose of being carrled p1.0~1 a Railwa,;~, any R%i~lway-scrvaat may stop the transit tbert:of until he is satisfied a's to tlze nature of its contents.
issued, the class of carriage for n~hich, md the place froin and place to which, tlre fare has becn paid, and the a>ll~ount of such fare ;
nncl evei*y passenger sl~all, when required, sho~lr his Tickets to be -lickr+f; to any Itailway-servant cluly. a~thorized to sllOwuand given ULJ uli er;ail.liue the mizie, nnld sllall delivcr up ench ticl~et demand.
Source: India Code